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10,722 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 protests in Beirut (Lebanon), people displaced in Villach and rights and justice in Jerusalem. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAustria 51 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

62 of its 97 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 54 of Lebanon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 35 of Beirut's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Displacement

Austria

56 of its 109 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Villach accounted for 46 of Austria's 56 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Villach stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

495 of its 614 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jerusalem accounted for 212 of Israel's 495 stories about harm, carried by 616 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (284 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Italy

74 of its 291 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Respiratory illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Germany

247 of its 716 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Munich accounted for 187 of Germany's 247 stories about harm, carried by 366 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

51 of its 114 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 27 of Iran's 51 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 16 of Tehran's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

25 of its 66 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Argentina

26 of its 75 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

113 of its 180 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 74 of Palestine's 113 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Brazil (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (79 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 10,722 stories about harm among 55,977 counted on 15 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 55,977 stories, as usual. On 16 February 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today. In Lebanon, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel81 in 100 of its 614 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon64 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Austria51 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 17 · mostly displacement Iran45 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Munich Germany42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Beirut Lebanon35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 San Francisco US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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 readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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'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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: 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 fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 201 stories about harm ● Austria about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 495 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 3,101 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health27% 2,807 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,080 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,195 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 508 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 382 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 260 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 213 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 killed2,194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions525 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 much harsher 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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