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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: 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 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 lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 lessFrance: 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 readFinland: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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 lessBurundi: 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: 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 lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsSomnath, India -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 28 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 30 outletsPilliga, Australia -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 62 outletsWood County, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsSan Bernardino County, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsBratislava, Slovakia -- conflict & violence: 67 stories, carried by 61 outletsAgua Zarca, Honduras -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 17 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

● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Algeria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ajit India about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Somnath India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories ● Warsaw Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Pilliga Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Wood County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories

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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