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17,912 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 earthquake in Greece, violence in Orebro and protests in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) drew the news. Sweden's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSweden 47 in 100 of its 399 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

157 of its 355 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Santorini accounted for 92 of Greece's 157 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami, volcanic eruption and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Santorini stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

186 of its 399 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Orebro accounted for 109 of Sweden's 186 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Orebro stories →
Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 7 of Dushanbe's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tajikistan over 30 days → its stories → Dushanbe stories →
Health

Taiwan

44 of its 138 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Respiratory illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Panama

41 of its 123 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 26 of the Panama Canal's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Congo

47 of its 63 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 11 of Tbilisi's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

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Rights & justice

El Salvador

67 of its 116 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. San Salvador accounted for 37 of el Salvador's 67 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets.

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Health

Uganda

60 of its 117 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kampala accounted for 46 of Uganda's 60 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets.

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Health

Samoa

15 of its 30 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in South Africa (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Venezuela (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in India (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 17,912 stories about harm among 99,597 counted on 4 Feb.

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The news turned to Greece for the third day running. Greece's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 99,597 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 5 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan80 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda76 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo75 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 809 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1056 Los Angeles US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 San Francisco US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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: 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: 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 readSt 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChad: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 twice as angry 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Greece about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 157 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,377 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 4,470 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,189 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 2,137 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 792 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 675 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 525 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 374 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 killed3,903 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,071 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,747 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions330 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced204 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo Stories reporting refugees201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations81 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill20 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 about as 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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