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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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: 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: no storiesCayman 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: 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 lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: 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 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 lessGreenland: 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 lessDR Congo: 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 lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 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 lessBelarus: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesMarshall 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 49 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 834 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 43 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 31 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Taiwan: 42 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 36 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 747 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 67 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 44 in 100 of its 1,445 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 604 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 78 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,552 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mongolia: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 31 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 90 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 70 in 100 of its 1,403 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 369 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 27 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Eritrea: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 38 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 28 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 51 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 32 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 369 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 369 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 834 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 369 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vatican City: 88 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gibraltar: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 70 in 100 of its 1,403 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Papua New Guinea 78 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 369 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 67 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 67 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly displacement ● Russia 44 in 100 of its 1,445 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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