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21,875 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 violence in Ndjamena, a disaster in Dhaka and arrests in Ghana. Chad's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGhana 35 in 100 of its 625 stories, usually 15
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Chad

32 of its 76 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Ndjamena accounted for 26 of Chad's 32 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

125 of its 301 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dhaka accounted for 89 of Bangladesh's 125 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

218 of its 625 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Cuba

36 of its 93 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Havana accounted for 24 of Cuba's 36 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

410 of its 574 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Gaza accounted for 343 of Palestine's 410 stories about harm, carried by 451 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Norway

65 of its 188 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Health

Colombia

35 of its 91 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Honduras

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

27 of its 51 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Poland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Cuba (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Colombia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 7 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 29 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 21,875 stories about harm among 122,157 counted on 29 Feb.

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Chad's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 122,157 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Chad for the second day running. Mentions of Covid ran about 5 times their usual in Poland's news. On 1 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 574 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 1,462 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan60 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal53 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria51 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 736 Gaza Palestine69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 343 Moscow Russia69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Jerusalem Israel64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 London UK63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471

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'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'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: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAruba: 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

● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 410 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,002 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Morocco few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 9 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 281 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,930 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice25% 5,329 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,161 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,687 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,188 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 933 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 815 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 421 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 killed5,526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,322 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions621 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced252 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 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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