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30,093 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 news turned to violence in Sanaa, rights and justice in Khartoum and a disaster in Bangkok. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostThailand 53 in 100 of its 545 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

450 of its 499 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Sanaa accounted for 169 of Yemen's 450 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

210 of its 307 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Khartoum accounted for 130 of Sudan's 210 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

287 of its 545 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bangkok accounted for 242 of Thailand's 287 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (217 stories).

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

Malaysia

350 of its 914 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (37 stories). Food poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

88 of its 100 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mopti accounted for 59 of Mali's 88 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

787 of its 1,212 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 476 of Israel's 787 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (117 stories).

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Rights & justice

Slovakia

102 of its 266 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

94 of its 133 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 33 of Agua Zarca's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Denmark

31 of its 110 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Egypt (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Guam (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Colombia (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); tuberculosis in South Africa (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in French Polynesia (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 30,093 stories about harm among 147,489 counted on 5 Mar.

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Egypt's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 147,489 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Yemen. Yemen stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 75%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 499 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Mali88 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique83 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria72 in 100 of its 1,035 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye71 in 100 of its 1,329 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Istanbul Türkiye231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1051 Jerusalem Israel174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Aleppo Syria144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Delhi India126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad 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'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 450 stories about harm ● Honduras about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 747 stories about harm ● Slovakia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Mali about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 88 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice39% 11,504 stories · much more than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence22% 6,583 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,670 stories · about as usual Health10% 3,066 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,605 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,182 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,101 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 757 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 killed7,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,036 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,783 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand Stories reporting refugees1,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions471 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Italy Stories reporting people displaced454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations153 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill60 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 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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