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15,831 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Illness in Phnom Penh, violence in Nablus and the cyclone in Zimbabwe drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPalestine 82 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 67
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Cambodia

42 of its 86 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Phnom Penh accounted for 32 of Cambodia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Flu was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu, outbreaks and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

161 of its 197 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Nablus accounted for 95 of Palestine's 161 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

68 of its 184 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain and tropical storm.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Somalia

44 of its 53 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

64 of its 119 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 28 of Afghanistan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

406 of its 1,246 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Landslides were named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tajikistan

32 of its 46 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Earthquake was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with landslides.

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

22 of its 27 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Tajikistan (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Somalia (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in China (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Africa (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 Feb. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 15,831 stories about harm among 78,286 counted on 23 Feb.

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In Tajikistan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 78,286 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 February 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Cambodia, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia83 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine82 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye67 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria59 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Delhi India69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Jerusalem Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Moscow Russia27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 New York US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 406 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 9 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 265 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 4,820 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,444 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,176 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 820 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 612 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 589 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 315 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,800 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees260 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting people displaced209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Finland

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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