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20,937 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 power cuts in Ukraine, the earthquake in Vietnam and protests in Dakar (Senegal). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and New Zealand →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIraq 78 in 100 of its 187 stories, usually 60
RegionSouth Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 175 of Ukraine's 341 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Power cuts were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

53 of its 194 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

65 of its 85 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Cholera was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with malaria.

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

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 305 of Israel's 1,057 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (227 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

145 of its 187 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 112 of Iraq's 145 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. 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.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

513 of its 1,208 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (234 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

93 of its 206 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Helicopter crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and covid. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

34 of its 80 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Drought was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Landslides were named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Ethiopia (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Brazil (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Philippines (73 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Ecuador (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Chile (29 of its stories, more than ten 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 7 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 20,937 stories about harm among 117,616 counted on 7 Feb.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and New Zealand. 18 in every 100 of the day's 117,616 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ethiopia's news, mentions of the drought ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 7 February 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Ukraine's news was 38% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq78 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan76 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 66 · mostly displacement Syria69 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 381 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 1,644 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606 London UK65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Jerusalem Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Gaza Palestine53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Delhi India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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 readSaudi 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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'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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: 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 angry 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 angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,057 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 341 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,961 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,227 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,203 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence15% 3,066 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 924 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 830 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 799 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 422 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 killed5,175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,669 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions731 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations275 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand

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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