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50,727 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 Jerusalem, oil spill in Palau and storms in the United Arab Emirates. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChad 62 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Israel

1,878 of its 2,742 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,149 of Israel's 1,878 stories about harm, carried by 543 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (882 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Palau

30 of its 33 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Koror accounted for 30 of Palau's 30 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets. Oil spill was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Palau over 30 days → its stories → Koror stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

347 of its 392 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Tunis accounted for 214 of Tunisia's 347 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

709 of its 776 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 558 of Somalia's 709 stories about harm, carried by 470 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (660 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Romania

118 of its 308 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (83 stories). Natural hazards were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Denmark

64 of its 200 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

72 of its 91 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. 24 of Tegucigalpa's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Uruguay

15 of its 39 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 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: chikungunya in Puerto Rico (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Romania (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chickenpox in Guadeloupe (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Thailand (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in Malaysia (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 50,727 stories about harm among 266,299 counted on 9 Mar.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. of the day's 266,299 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Puerto Rico's news mentioned the chikungunya about 4 times as often as usual. Israel's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 53%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

French Polynesia93 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Somalia91 in 100 of its 776 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia89 in 100 of its 392 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen86 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras79 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1350 Moscow Russia169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Delhi India149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 705 Hebron Palestine139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Harare Zimbabwe110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166

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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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 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 readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualXinjiang, China -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 28 outletsMpungu, Uganda -- health: 12 stories, carried by 99 outletsLashkar, India -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 35 outletsBallarat, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 111 stories, carried by 135 outletsDharamsala, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsPort Macquarie, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 11 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 43 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

● Chad warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Oman warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Xinjiang China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Mpungu Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Lashkar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 54 stories ● Ballarat Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 111 stories ● Dharamsala India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 17,153 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 10,840 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health13% 6,602 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,554 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,611 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,077 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,755 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,103 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 killed14,697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,685 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced481 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Japan and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations478 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill222 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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