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15,384 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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Violence in el Fasher, arrests in the UK and protests in Seoul (South Korea) drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSudan 93 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 64
RegionEast Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

112 of its 121 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. el Fasher accounted for 39 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → El Fasher stories →
Rights & justice

UK

1,698 of its 6,761 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (627 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Chile

20 of its 59 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (13 stories).

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 162 of Iran's 278 stories about harm, carried by 516 outlets. 89 of Tehran's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

10 of its 33 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

87 of its 292 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

11 of its 27 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

9 of Buenos Aires' 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Pakistan (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in US (237 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in India (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 15,384 stories about harm among 86,197 counted on 19 Feb.

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In Pakistan's news, mentions of gas explosion ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 86,197 stories, as usual. Sudan's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 64%. On 19 February 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan93 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria46 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Israel40 in 100 of its 694 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir38 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Seoul South Korea43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Chicago US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418

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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sHaiti: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAngola: 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Japan a little warmer than the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 4,803 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Health25% 3,750 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,773 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence10% 1,513 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 777 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 593 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 536 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 314 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 killed3,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,366 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected1,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 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 much 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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