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14,551 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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The day's news pointed at illness in Phnom Penh, violence in Kyiv and people displaced in Bangladesh. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 69 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 36
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Cambodia

72 of its 104 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Phnom Penh accounted for 51 of Cambodia's 72 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Flu was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu and outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Ukraine

746 of its 2,166 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 413 of Ukraine's 746 stories about harm, carried by 609 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

58 of its 154 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

78 of its 94 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Nablus accounted for 28 of Palestine's 78 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

25 of its 41 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 8 of Tunis' 12 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Brazil

59 of its 165 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cyclone was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and tropical storm.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

24 of its 56 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mozambique (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in India (23 of its stories, about 4 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 24 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 14,551 stories about harm among 73,605 counted on 24 Feb.

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The news turned to Cambodia for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 73,605 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cambodia, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 February 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine83 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia69 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 36 · mostly health Syria62 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye60 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran54 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413 Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 391 Ajnala India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Moscow Russia38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 East Palestine US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306

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'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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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 readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKuwait: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'sAustralia: 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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 746 stories about harm ● Cambodia about twice as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 349 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,267 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,277 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,625 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,945 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 801 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 608 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 495 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 354 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 killed3,402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees343 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting people displaced281 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the US

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 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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