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49,535 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 Amman, protests in Ayacucho (Peru) and the earthquake in Indonesia. Oman's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJordan 61 in 100 of its 684 stories, usually 18
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Conflict & violence

Jordan

414 of its 684 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Amman accounted for 298 of Jordan's 414 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

85 of its 229 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 35 of Ayacucho's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Ayacucho stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,064 of its 1,464 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (610 stories). Earthquake was named in 768 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption.

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

Oman

63 of its 167 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Greece

781 of its 1,401 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Athens accounted for 486 of Greece's 781 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

456 of its 969 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 176 of Riyadh's 328 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

861 of its 1,931 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

914 of its 1,529 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ramallah accounted for 510 of Palestine's 914 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 60 of Yemen's 89 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

162 of Aleppo's 228 stories were about protests or strikes. Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Central African Republic (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Cuba (76 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Slovakia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Czechia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Mar. 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 49,535 stories about harm among 265,613 counted on 2 Mar.

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Jordan stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 265,613 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya82 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 1,065 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia73 in 100 of its 1,464 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria70 in 100 of its 1,291 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India428 stories about protests or strikes, of its 673 Washington US351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1589 San Bernardino US257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Jerusalem Israel231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 Riyadh Saudi Arabia176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328

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'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sCôte 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: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'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

● Libya about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 782 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 456 stories about harm ● Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 414 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 910 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 17,865 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence24% 11,376 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,235 stories · about as usual Health10% 4,862 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,836 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,043 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,748 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,168 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 killed12,750 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected6,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,570 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees1,903 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations529 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people displaced365 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill46 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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