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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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

usually 22; 22 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 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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 45 in 100 of its 501 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 88 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 961 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 76 in 100 of its 1,003 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 84 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 33 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 53 in 100 of its 1,267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Panama: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 1,046 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 32 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 52 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 44 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Montenegro: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 46 in 100 of its 775 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 69 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Liberia: 69 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jordan: 35 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 28 in 100 of its 988 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 686 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 70 in 100 of its 833 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Honduras: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 42 in 100 of its 549 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 79 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 33 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chad: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burkina Faso: 57 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Belgium: 32 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 428 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bahrain: 71 in 100 of its 323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Austria: 39 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 79 in 100 of its 348 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 686 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 686 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 686 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 61 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Somalia 84 in 100 of its 327 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 88 in 100 of its 220 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 76 in 100 of its 1,003 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 79 in 100 of its 348 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 70 in 100 of its 833 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bahrain 71 in 100 of its 323 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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