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.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
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
how these are picked →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.
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).
Indonesia
107 of its 388 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 35 of Jakarta's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
usually 18; 17 the day beforeStories 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.
- 17 in every 100 of the day's 115,545 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Lebanon: 68 of its 107 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%.
- Taiwan: 61 of its 196 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%.
- Nepal: 49 of its 130 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- Indonesia: 107 of its 388 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Taiwan's news.
- Mentions of Covid ran about 5 times their usual in Mexico's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 15 February 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.
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 & violenceCountries 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 297Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 275 stories, 282 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 204 stories, 251 outlets ● Kansas City US attacks & violence · 174 stories, 330 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 75 stories, 146 outlets ● Belgorod Russia attacks & violence · 65 stories, 93 outlets ● Jakarta Indonesia protests & strikes · 54 stories, 146 outlets ● Beirut Lebanon attacks & violence · 24 stories, 68 outlets ● Sanaa Yemen attacks & violence · 24 stories, 61 outletsThe 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 usualOf 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 FinlandStories 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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