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11,567 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 protests in Baghdad (Iraq), wildfires in Chile and violence in Gaza. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 66 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 50
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

296 of its 348 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Baghdad accounted for 132 of Iraq's 296 stories about harm, carried by 570 outlets. 79 of Baghdad's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

61 of its 92 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and heatwave. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

213 of its 288 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Gaza accounted for 177 of Palestine's 213 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Rights & justice

France

114 of its 528 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kenya

74 of its 202 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nairobi accounted for 51 of Kenya's 74 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Gas explosion was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

68 of its 213 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

22 of its 25 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

74 of its 107 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

22 of its 98 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

35 of its 93 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Japan (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Sudan (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); gas explosion in Kenya (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 11,567 stories about harm among 62,245 counted on 3 Feb.

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In Chile's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 62,245 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iraq. In Iraq, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 56% is usual. On 3 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq85 in 100 of its 348 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine74 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran67 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 628 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Gaza Palestine40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Moscow Russia30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Paris France28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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: 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 readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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 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: 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 readSt Vincent: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLibya: 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'sItaly: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: 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: 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 about twice as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: 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'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 one and a half times as angry 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'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

● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 296 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 417 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,039 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,691 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 2,134 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,795 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 626 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 385 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 358 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 348 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 killed3,425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured996 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting abductions354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced219 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees192 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations98 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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