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16,475 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 news turned to rights and justice in Munich, protests in Beirut (Lebanon) and homes and services in Curepipe. Chile's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChile 41 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Germany

331 of its 1,055 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Munich accounted for 246 of Germany's 331 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Munich stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 30 of Lebanon's 40 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 18 of Beirut's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

59 of its 144 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hypothermia was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Fiji

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Natural hazards were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

72 of its 211 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

47 of its 74 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Italy

118 of its 551 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

47 of its 155 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

Kivu accounted for 35 of Rwanda's 63 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Egypt (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Fiji (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Taiwan (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (58 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (21 of its stories, more than ten 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 14 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 16,475 stories about harm among 94,315 counted on 14 Feb.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Germany. of the day's 94,315 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Germany stood out: 31% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. On 15 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda75 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 642 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan56 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 830 Munich Germany76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 Manhattan US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 New Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: 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 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: 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'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little angrier than 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'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMacao: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Chile about twice as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Rwanda about twice as angry as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 393 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 4,988 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice25% 4,078 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,070 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,923 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 641 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 578 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 506 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 349 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 killed3,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions330 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced193 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Rwanda and Israel Stories reporting refugees168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Korea and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 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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