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9,177 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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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in the Red Sea, violence in Khojaly and people killed in Austria. Norway's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDjibouti 69 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 37
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

38 of its 55 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. the Red Sea accounted for 37 of Djibouti's 38 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Accidents were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

22 of its 80 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Khojaly accounted for 19 of Azerbaijan's 22 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Khojaly stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

20 of its 47 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Norway

15 of its 42 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

13 of its 13 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Japan

90 of its 493 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

22 of its 51 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 47 of Yemen's 68 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Accidents were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 221 of Israel's 596 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Yemen (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in China (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Canada (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in US (21 of its stories, about 7 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 25 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 9,177 stories about harm among 53,224 counted on 25 Feb.

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The news turned to Djibouti for the second day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 53,224 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Australia's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 4 times their usual. Djibouti stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. On 25 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Russia, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel70 in 100 of its 851 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti69 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen63 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Niger43 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Washington US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Delhi India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Gaza Palestine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 291 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 596 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 15 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,432 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 2,301 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,594 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,365 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 462 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 340 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 288 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 186 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 killed2,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured616 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about the usual rate

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
● Griefa little more than 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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