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14,229 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Caracas (Venezuela), people killed in Zambia and the avalanche in Austria. Zambia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 55 in 100 of its 119 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

66 of its 119 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Caracas accounted for 46 of Venezuela's 66 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 27 of Caracas' 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Zambia

16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

56 of its 161 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Avalanche was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts, snowstorms and hypothermia.

Austria over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Cuba

50 of its 111 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Havana accounted for 26 of Cuba's 50 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Romania

28 of its 111 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories). Snowstorms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

19 of its 65 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 14 of Buenos Aires' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

69 of its 90 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. el Fasher accounted for 27 of Sudan's 69 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

UK

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (414 stories). Poisoning was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Singapore

39 of its 150 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

8 of its 25 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 3 of Minsk's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Romania (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Somalia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Greece (10 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 20 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 14,229 stories about harm among 81,195 counted on 20 Feb.

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Romania's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 81,195 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Venezuela, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. A year earlier, on 20 February 2025, 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 →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela55 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Cuba45 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 35 · mostly shelter & services Israel43 in 100 of its 483 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 571 Delhi India98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Tehran Iran77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Caracas Venezuela27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: 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: 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'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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readNorway: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: 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'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 253 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 4,270 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health26% 3,609 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,527 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence10% 1,404 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 681 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 586 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 552 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 267 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 killed3,239 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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 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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