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7,918 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 day's news pointed at violence in Guayaquil, rights and justice in Bangkok and road crashes in Mexico. Ecuador's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCayman Islands 92 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 10
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

58 of its 86 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Guayaquil accounted for 31 of Ecuador's 58 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Guayaquil stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

66 of its 128 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Bangkok accounted for 47 of Thailand's 66 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

71 of its 221 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Namibia

51 of its 106 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Windhoek accounted for 46 of Namibia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Libya

23 of its 29 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kufra accounted for 19 of Libya's 23 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 23 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Damascus accounted for 18 of Syria's 29 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Landslides were named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

35 of its 105 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in China (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in US (36 of its stories, about 4 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 9 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 7,918 stories about harm among 44,763 counted on 9 Feb.

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In Ecuador, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 44,763 stories, below the usual 19. On 10 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Greece, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cayman Islands92 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 10 · mostly disasters & accidents Ecuador67 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 642 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 45 · mostly displacement Palestine57 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Los Angeles US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Dhaka Bangladesh30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Lagos Nigeria20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Windhoek Namibia16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPanama: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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'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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: 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'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Libya few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Ecuador about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Namibia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 51 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,000 stories · about as usual Health23% 1,789 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents22% 1,713 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,249 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 368 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 259 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 209 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 192 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 killed1,961 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions359 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Thailand Stories reporting people displaced111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting evacuations94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 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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