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15,524 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 cyclone in Madagascar, protests in Tirana (Albania) and violence in Yerevan drew the news. Canada's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMadagascar 84 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

54 of its 64 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Toamasina accounted for 45 of Madagascar's 54 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Cyclone was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, tropical storm and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Toamasina stories →
Protests & strikes

Albania

15 of its 25 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tirana accounted for 13 of Albania's 15 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 13 of Tirana's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

39 of its 104 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Yerevan accounted for 23 of Armenia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Canada

951 of its 3,189 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (428 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Russia

155 of its 514 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 84 of Russia's 155 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Australia

62 of Sydney's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Hypothermia was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

36 of its 122 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 9 of Colombo's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Argentina

17 of its 62 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 175 of Iran's 229 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. 122 of Tehran's 175 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Argentina (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); hypothermia in Australia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 15,524 stories about harm among 88,721 counted on 11 Feb.

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Madagascar stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 88,721 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Madagascar's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 4 times their usual. On 11 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar84 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan53 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia46 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Israel43 in 100 of its 516 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia42 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 25 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 648 Tehran Iran122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Sydney Australia62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Chicago US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Minnesota US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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'sVatican City: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: 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 readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: 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 twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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'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

● Canada about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 951 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 357 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,399 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health26% 3,946 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,495 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,820 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 974 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 663 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 545 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 352 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 killed3,904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,145 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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