Grenada
63 of its 74 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Grenadines accounted for 33 of Grenada's 63 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Grenadines, abductions in Greece and arrests in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostGrenada
85 in 100 of its 74 stories, usually 41
RegionCentral Asia
20 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words
Much softer than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Greece
119 of its 416 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Azerbaijan
43 of its 172 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Trinidad & Tobago
28 of its 65 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Peru
30 of its 84 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Dengue was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
Senegal
35 of its 67 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dakar accounted for 27 of Senegal's 35 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).
Uzbekistan
15 of its 42 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Saudi Arabia
53 of its 301 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Russia
Moscow accounted for 174 of Russia's 282 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Burkina Faso
21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: dengue in Peru (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Australia (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).
18 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 18 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 20,868 stories about harm among 116,325 counted on 27 Feb.
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In Peru's news, mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 116,325 stories, as usual. Grenada's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. A year earlier, on 27 February 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 116,325 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Grenada: 63 of its 74 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%.
- Greece: 119 of its 416 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
- Azerbaijan: 43 of its 172 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%.
- Trinidad & Tobago: 28 of its 65 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- Mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual in Peru's news.
- Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Russia's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 27 February 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Grenada85 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Israel68 in 100 of its 1,615 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 598 Moscow Russia63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Dubbo Australia60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Gaza Palestine55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 226 stories, 441 outlets ● Tel Aviv Israel attacks & violence · 153 stories, 282 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 136 stories, 285 outlets ● Kansas City US protests & strikes · 39 stories, 139 outlets ● Dearborn US attacks & violence · 100 stories, 201 outlets ● Bayindeen Australia accidents & disasters · 29 stories, 91 outlets ● Seoul South Korea protests & strikes · 56 stories, 107 outlets ● Dubbo Australia protests & strikes · 63 stories, 62 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health31% 6,318 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice26% 5,320 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,830 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,659 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,242 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 914 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 783 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 374 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed5,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured990 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees195 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and AustraliaStories 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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