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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,714 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 people injured in Lebanon, drownings in Taiwan and rights and justice in Kathmandu. Lebanon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 56 in 100 of its 88 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

68 of its 107 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

61 of its 196 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (45 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

49 of its 130 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kathmandu accounted for 38 of Nepal's 49 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Somalia

41 of its 49 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Mogadishu accounted for 25 of Somalia's 41 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

23 of its 33 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

22 of its 39 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Norway

43 of its 179 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 24 of Yemen's 50 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

49 of its 88 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Caracas accounted for 38 of Venezuela's 49 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Mexico (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Yemen (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Türkiye (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Somalia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about 4 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 15 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 19,714 stories about harm among 115,545 counted on 15 Feb.

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In Taiwan's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 115,545 stories, as usual. On 15 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. In Lebanon, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 1,646 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon64 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela56 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Yemen55 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 627 Delhi India93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Sandeshkhali India73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Jerusalem Israel65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSouth Africa: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'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'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: 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

● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,168 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as fearful as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 280 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 50 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,622 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,960 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence15% 2,885 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,527 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Food & livelihood5% 1,061 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 998 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 742 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 566 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 killed4,331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,763 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Finland

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
● 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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