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19,980 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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A disaster in la Paragua, the earthquake in Afghanistan and rights and justice in Kremlin drew the news. Russia'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 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 56 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 32
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

63 of its 112 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. la Paragua accounted for 27 of Venezuela's 63 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → La Paragua stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

Kremlin accounted for 265 of Russia's 425 stories about harm, carried by 473 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Avalanche was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with landslides and snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 339 of Israel's 979 stories about harm, carried by 487 outlets. Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guyana

20 of its 73 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Lithuania

10 of its 35 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

China

476 of its 2,154 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (244 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Kashmir (27 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tornadoes in Indonesia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (47 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Canada (10 of its stories, about 9 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 22 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 19,980 stories about harm among 115,487 counted on 22 Feb.

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Kashmir's news mentioned the avalanche about 9 times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 115,487 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Venezuela, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. On 22 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel65 in 100 of its 1,515 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Palestine57 in 100 of its 466 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela56 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kremlin Russia111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 536 Haryana India76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Delhi India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Gaza Palestine61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: 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'sTaiwan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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 readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier 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'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: 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'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful 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 grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as 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 · 425 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 979 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 63 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,860 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 5,181 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,611 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,520 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,172 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 914 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 770 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 496 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 killed4,674 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions471 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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