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43,960 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 Kenema, violence in Tunis and people injured in Oman drew the news. Tunisia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMonaco 75 in 100 of its 60 stories, usually 5
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Health

Sierra Leone

257 of its 308 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kenema accounted for 229 of Sierra Leone's 257 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (204 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 123 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Kenema stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

760 of its 791 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Tunis accounted for 596 of Tunisia's 760 stories about harm, carried by 464 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

44 of its 151 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 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
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

114 of its 236 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bolivar accounted for 87 of Venezuela's 114 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

650 of its 915 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Baghdad accounted for 331 of Iraq's 650 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Monaco

45 of its 60 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Liberia

128 of its 243 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

36 of its 38 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Malaysia

581 of its 1,496 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (291 stories). Meningitis was named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Niger (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Ireland (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Ecuador (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in Malaysia (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 7 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 43,960 stories about harm among 228,883 counted on 7 Mar.

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In Niger's news, mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 228,883 stories, below the usual 20. Sierra Leone's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia96 in 100 of its 791 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia85 in 100 of its 730 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone83 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Yemen82 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Monaco75 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 5 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel501 stories about protests or strikes, of its 695 Washington US383 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2022 Ankara Türkiye224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 562 Delhi India160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 550 Beit Ummar Palestine120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCuba: 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 readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMonaco: 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

● Tunisia about three times as angry as the world's · 760 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 624 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 793 stories about harm ● Morocco few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 650 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,580 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 11,367 stories · about as usual Health12% 5,276 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,120 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,944 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,907 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,660 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,061 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 killed13,846 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions739 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Italy Stories reporting people displaced494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.