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15,759 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 rights and justice in Kremlin, violence in Port Moresby and landslides in Afghanistan. Russia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 78 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 17
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Russia

639 of its 1,445 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kremlin accounted for 423 of Russia's 639 stories about harm, carried by 678 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Illness was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Kremlin stories →
Conflict & violence

Papua New Guinea

112 of its 143 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Port Moresby accounted for 46 of Papua New Guinea's 112 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Port Moresby stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

76 of its 147 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Landslides were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms, avalanche and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

70 of its 166 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Kinmen accounted for 46 of Taiwan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

44 of its 66 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

19 of its 21 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tunisia

21 of its 49 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Romania

28 of its 150 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); house fires in Canada (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in US (108 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Australia (13 of its stories, about 5 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 19 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 15,759 stories about harm among 87,484 counted on 19 Feb.

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The news turned to Russia for the fourth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 87,484 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Afghanistan's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 19 February 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Russia's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea78 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,403 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 68 · mostly displacement Rwanda67 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kremlin Russia168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Jerusalem Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Sandeshkhali India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJordan: 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'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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMontserrat: 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

● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 639 stories about harm ● Papua New Guinea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 982 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,496 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,883 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,685 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,144 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 755 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 636 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 515 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 363 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 killed4,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 harsher 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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