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8,204 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 violence in Siem Reap, rights and justice in Tel Aviv and illness in Rome. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 45 in 100 of its 407 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Siem Reap accounted for 10 of Cambodia's 13 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Siem Reap stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

414 of its 586 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tel Aviv accounted for 96 of Israel's 414 stories about harm, carried by 390 outlets. Illness was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Health

Italy

185 of its 407 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Rome accounted for 140 of Italy's 185 stories about harm, carried by 352 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Rome stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Sudan

43 of its 50 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

114 of its 175 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 56 of Palestine's 114 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry 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

France

133 of its 341 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

20 of its 38 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Health

Belgium

8 of its 23 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Panama

11 of its 37 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Fiji (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Sudan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Germany (20 of its stories, about 4 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 23 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 8,204 stories about harm among 46,088 counted on 23 Feb.

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Cambodia's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 46,088 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Fiji's news mentioned heavy rain about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 24 February 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Italy, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan86 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 586 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Palestine65 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Vatican City55 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Argentina51 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 28 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Berlin Germany25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Gaza Palestine16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Tel Aviv Israel13 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Jerusalem Israel11 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSouth Africa: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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 readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer 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'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: 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'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times 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

● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 414 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 138 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 2,318 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 1,972 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,313 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 1,272 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 401 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 293 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 237 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 190 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 killed1,845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions353 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill25 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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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