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16,913 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 Tel Aviv, rights and justice in Buenos Aires and people displaced in Burundi. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 76 in 100 of its 1,044 stories, usually 63
RegionCentral Asia 21 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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Conflict & violence

Israel

792 of its 1,044 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tel Aviv accounted for 241 of Israel's 792 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

146 of its 463 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Czechia

18 of its 54 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

44 of its 68 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Damascus accounted for 22 of Syria's 44 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

33 of its 42 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ireland (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Ghana (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (16 of its stories, about three 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 21 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 16,913 stories about harm among 95,144 counted on 21 Feb.

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In Haiti's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 95,144 stories, as usual. Israel's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 63%. A year earlier, on 22 February 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel76 in 100 of its 1,044 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda69 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela46 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 744 Tel Aviv Israel58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 New York US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Manhattan US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier 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'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than 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'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 792 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Argentina few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,851 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice28% 4,634 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,819 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 1,978 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 741 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 584 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 542 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 354 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 killed3,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,956 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured726 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions692 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations85 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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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