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17,142 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 plane crash in Canada, a disaster in Potosi and people injured in Guyana. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCanada 31 in 100 of its 3,252 stories, usually 17
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

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

1,014 of its 3,252 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Toronto accounted for 576 of Canada's 1,014 stories about harm, carried by 1,142 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Plane crash was named in 293 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and storms.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Toronto stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bolivia

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Potosi accounted for 14 of Bolivia's 15 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → Potosi stories →
Rights & justice

Guyana

27 of its 75 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Guyana over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

75 of its 101 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Australia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (167 stories). Heatwave was named in 92 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with house fires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

57 of its 98 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kampala accounted for 37 of Uganda's 57 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Italy

148 of its 527 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Respiratory illness was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Morocco

23 of its 65 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

15 of its 23 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

33 of its 43 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Italy (58 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (92 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Ghana (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hypothermia in US (167 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 17,142 stories about harm among 90,579 counted on 18 Feb.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 90,579 stories, as usual. Mentions of respiratory illness ran about 10 times their usual in Italy's news. In Canada, 31% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. A year earlier, on 19 February 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan74 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda71 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 732 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda58 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 646 Fraser Island Australia46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Manhattan US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Ulladulla Australia37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Bhubaneswar India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sIran: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina 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 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 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'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: 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'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 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'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

● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 460 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,597 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,196 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,911 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence10% 1,638 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 835 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 634 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 589 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 447 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 killed3,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,241 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions372 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations214 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 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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