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48,148 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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Illness in Port-au-Prince, protests in Georgetown (Guyana) and the hunger in Sudan drew the news. Guyana's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHonduras 85 in 100 of its 292 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 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

how these are picked →
Health

Haiti

193 of its 249 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 160 of Haiti's 193 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (174 stories). Cholera was named in 183 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Protests & strikes

Guyana

120 of its 201 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Georgetown accounted for 109 of Guyana's 120 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 100 of Georgetown's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guyana over 30 days → its stories → Georgetown stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

118 of its 178 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Hunger was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

602 of its 987 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Earthquake was named in 422 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires.

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

Honduras

247 of its 292 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 90 of Agua Zarca's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 472 of Syria's 1,098 stories about harm, carried by 336 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (404 stories). Power cuts were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Zambia

87 of its 189 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

218 of its 467 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Argentina

120 of its 462 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

111 of its 127 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Ouagadougou accounted for 108 of Burkina Faso's 111 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: dengue in Cuba (47 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Angola (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Peru (20 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); wildfires in Greenland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Norway (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 48,148 stories about harm among 263,893 counted on 3 Mar.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed in all 63 days held. of the day's 263,893 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Haiti's news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US. In Haiti, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso87 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras85 in 100 of its 292 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Haiti78 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Yemen77 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 279 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US442 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1711 Delhi India415 stories about protests or strikes, of its 761 Athens Greece305 stories about protests or strikes, of its 507 Istanbul Türkiye224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Ramallah Palestine159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about twice its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualHelsinki, Finland -- displacement: 21 stories, carried by 12 outletsLashkar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsSan Bernardino, US -- conflict & violence: 269 stories, carried by 201 outletsAmhara, Ethiopia -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsLa Guajira, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsAmiens, France -- conflict & violence: 105 stories, carried by 123 outletsDiyarbakir, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 21 outletsAgua Zarca, Honduras -- rights & justice: 92 stories, carried by 96 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Honduras warmth about twice usual ● Papua New Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Helsinki Finland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 21 stories ● Lashkar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● San Bernardino US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 269 stories ● Amhara Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 12 stories ● La Guajira Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice39% 17,947 stories · much more than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence22% 10,103 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,043 stories · about as usual Health11% 4,903 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,847 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,859 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,614 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,250 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 killed12,839 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected6,995 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,172 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,529 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting abductions736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced437 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting evacuations306 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill258 at about twice the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US

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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