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What the world's news said happened to people.
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7,261 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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Most of the day's attention went to drownings in Italy, violence in Khojaly and the earthquake in Papua New Guinea. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Papua New Guinea and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostItaly 51 in 100 of its 358 stories, usually 14
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

184 of its 358 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Crotone accounted for 110 of Italy's 184 stories about harm, carried by 486 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Drownings were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Crotone stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

41 of its 60 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Khojaly accounted for 39 of Azerbaijan's 41 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Khojaly stories →
Health

Japan

52 of its 241 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Tsunami was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Kashmir

54 of its 101 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Pulwama accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 54 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

61 of its 68 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Nablus accounted for 45 of Palestine's 61 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

185 of its 341 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jerusalem accounted for 106 of Israel's 185 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

30 of its 94 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 11 of Colombo's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

218 of its 516 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

North Korea

15 of its 21 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Kenya (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bird flu in Cambodia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Mexico (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in US (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 7,261 stories about harm among 33,729 counted on 26 Feb.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 2 January 2023. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 33,729 stories, above the usual 20. Italy's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Papua New Guinea and the US. This week the news turned most often to Cambodia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine90 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea73 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye69 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Azerbaijan68 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Delhi India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Washington US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Moscow Russia13 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Kyiv Ukraine13 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Azerbaijan few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Italy about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 184 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 1,767 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice24% 1,746 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 1,508 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence16% 1,125 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 317 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 310 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 224 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 140 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 killed1,926 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured589 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions99 at about twice the usual rate · most about Papua New Guinea and the US Stories reporting people displaced81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations72 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine

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 harsher 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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