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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.

Where the news was warmest

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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 lessVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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 lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 66 outletsMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 59 stories, carried by 82 outletsBratislava, Slovakia -- rights & justice: 94 stories, carried by 75 outletsHampshire, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 20 outletsIllinois, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 59 stories, carried by 42 outletsBariloche, Argentina -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Slovakia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Mopti Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 59 stories ● Bratislava Slovakia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 94 stories ● Hampshire US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories

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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