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19,131 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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Gas explosion in Kenya, violence in Baghdad and road crashes in Malaysia drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKenya 58 in 100 of its 443 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

255 of its 443 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Nairobi accounted for 232 of Kenya's 255 stories about harm, carried by 461 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Gas explosion was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

69 of its 102 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 32 of Iraq's 69 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

104 of its 333 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Road crashes were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Norway

46 of its 147 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and avalanche.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

64 of its 96 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Damascus accounted for 28 of Syria's 64 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

115 of its 251 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

13 of its 19 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 124 of Iran's 227 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Yemen (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Spain (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Norway (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Philippines (17 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 19,131 stories about harm among 106,070 counted on 2 Feb.

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Mentions of gas explosion ran more than ten times their usual in Kenya's news. of the day's 106,070 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kenya stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. On 2 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Iran69 in 100 of its 328 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 443 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 578 Delhi India102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 London UK92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 Gaza Palestine46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'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'sChad: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 · 254 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 724 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 218 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,517 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice26% 4,814 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,785 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence14% 2,713 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 929 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 821 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 679 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 476 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 killed4,863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,071 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Kenya and the US Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 about as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.