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28,711 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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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Mogadishu, protests in Manama (Bahrain) and illness in Monrovia. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 71 in 100 of its 323 stories, usually 29
RegionSouth Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

276 of its 327 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Mogadishu accounted for 208 of Somalia's 276 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (262 stories). Cholera was named in 92 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

230 of its 323 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 26 of Manama's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Health

Liberia

44 of its 64 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Monrovia accounted for 37 of Liberia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

227 of its 501 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 86 of Tsholotsho's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (119 stories). Drought was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

667 of its 1,267 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (268 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Japan

238 of its 1,010 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Jordan

70 of its 200 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

55 of its 82 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 22 of Khartoum's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

125 of its 181 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Ras Lanuf accounted for 98 of Libya's 125 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Zimbabwe (115 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Belgium (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Guyana (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Canada (56 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); natural hazards in China (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 28,711 stories about harm among 131,621 counted on 5 Mar.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 131,621 stories, as usual. Mentions of the drought ran about 4 times their usual in Zimbabwe's news. A year earlier, on 5 March 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Somalia stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 72%. This week the news turned most often to el Salvador, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 327 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 348 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 1,003 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain71 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Erie US339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Berkeley US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 952 Phoenix US195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Cairo Egypt142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 275 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Bahrain about twice as fearful as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 407 stories about harm ● Jordan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 9,268 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 6,255 stories · about as usual Health19% 5,298 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,793 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,467 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 902 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 746 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 412 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 killed7,754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees563 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Austria Stories reporting people displaced500 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting abductions344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations92 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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