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10,480 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 Tel Aviv, protests in Sofia (Bulgaria) and illness in Kosti. France's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Sudan → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostFrance 33 in 100 of its 463 stories, usually 13
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Rights & justice

Israel

534 of its 664 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tel Aviv accounted for 240 of Israel's 534 stories about harm, carried by 556 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Train derailment was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

16 of its 40 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Sofia accounted for 15 of Bulgaria's 16 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 13 of Sofia's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Sofia stories →
Health

Sudan

Kosti accounted for 15 of Sudan's 24 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Kosti stories →
Conflict & violence

France

152 of its 463 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

29 of its 84 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Italy

92 of its 313 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Rome accounted for 62 of Italy's 92 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

29 of its 70 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests 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.

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Health

China

159 of its 872 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Rights & justice

Germany

163 of its 530 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vatican City

17 of its 18 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in China (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Canada (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); rubella in US (24 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 22 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 10,480 stories about harm among 57,490 counted on 22 Feb.

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Sudan's news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 57,490 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Sudan. It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel80 in 100 of its 664 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Palestine58 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Sri Lanka41 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh40 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan38 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Tel Aviv Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Munich Germany18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Berlin Germany18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Manhattan US16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: 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'sPoland: 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'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'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: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: 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'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times 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'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 534 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as angry as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories a little warmer than the world's · 24 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,018 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice29% 2,989 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,749 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 1,253 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 469 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 301 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 245 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 221 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 killed2,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured609 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions566 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting evacuations83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan

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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