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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri 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 lessSlovakia: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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 lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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: 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 lessBurundi: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Zambia: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 55 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 56 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Vanuatu: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uzbekistan: 32 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 890 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Trinidad & Tobago: 42 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Taiwan: 31 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 770 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 84 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Slovenia: 35 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sierra Leone: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Senegal: 29 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 56 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 22 in 100 of its 1,250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 611 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 23 in 100 of its 879 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Norway: 24 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Korea: 36 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,435 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 25 in 100 of its 594 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malaysia: 22 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 26 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 64 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 1,646 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 48 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 28 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 28 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Eritrea: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Djibouti: 40 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greenland: 31 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 70 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 30 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chile: 27 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 26 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belarus: 33 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Algeria: 35 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 36 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 890 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 361 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 71 in 100 of its 1,646 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 68 in 100 of its 361 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 64 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 48 in 100 of its 213 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 56 in 100 of its 88 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Yemen 55 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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