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17,796 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 landslides in the Philippines, abductions in Pakistan and protests in Vaud (Switzerland). Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDjibouti 62 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 40
RegionSouth Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

169 of its 491 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

418 of its 1,095 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Georgia

17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

66 of its 95 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Grindavik accounted for 50 of Iceland's 66 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

20 of its 61 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 17 of Dakar's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

10 of Port-au-Prince's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 225 of Palestine's 255 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 85 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in Ireland (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in US (80 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 17,796 stories about harm among 106,276 counted on 9 Feb.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 18 December 2019. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 106,276 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to the Philippines. In Sudan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual. On 9 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq74 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland69 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan68 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 386 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523 Haldwani India78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Gaza Palestine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Chicago US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAfghanistan: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 66 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 33 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cayman Islands: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 23 in 100 of its 869 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Switzerland: 31 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 739 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Slovakia: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sierra Leone: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Senegal: 33 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)St Vincent: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 1,036 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 1,095 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Korea: 36 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 22 in 100 of its 1,467 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Madagascar: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 28 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kyrgyzstan: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 1,208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ireland: 22 in 100 of its 1,329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 74 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 60 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iceland: 69 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hungary: 24 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 60 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 45 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Djibouti: 62 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greenland: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chile: 35 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 29 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 27 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burundi: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bosnia: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Benin: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 30 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Antigua & Barbuda: 38 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 23 in 100 of its 869 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Montserrat: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 65 in 100 of its 1,208 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 66 in 100 of its 386 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 74 in 100 of its 111 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iceland 69 in 100 of its 95 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 60 in 100 of its 141 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 68 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,918 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,625 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,628 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence15% 2,608 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Food & livelihood5% 803 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 739 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 635 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 454 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 killed4,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,002 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Cambodia

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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