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49,602 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 tsunami in Papua New Guinea, deaths in Lusaka and protests in Manama (Bahrain) drew the news. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than 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 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 69 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 31
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zambia

129 of its 261 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Lusaka accounted for 96 of Zambia's 129 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories → Lusaka stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

180 of its 292 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 25 of Manama's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

183 of its 229 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Bamako accounted for 102 of Mali's 183 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Panama

177 of its 283 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Panama City accounted for 145 of Panama's 177 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

165 of its 343 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 45 of Kathmandu's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (70 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

407 of its 927 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

55 of its 134 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 11 of Beirut's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

31 of its 36 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Cyclone was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and hurricane.

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Disasters & accidents

Belgium

230 of its 441 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Zeebrugge accounted for 171 of Belgium's 230 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (181 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Madagascar (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Vietnam (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Liberia (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Gambia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 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 6 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 49,602 stories about harm among 240,507 counted on 6 Mar.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 240,507 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 5 times their usual. Papua New Guinea stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 6 March 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger84 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Mali80 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 504 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia73 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US452 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2993 Islamabad Pakistan158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Boston US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 Berkeley US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Kiev Ukraine122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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 readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLuxembourg: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualTezpur, India -- shelter & services: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsDiyarbakir, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsSavoy, France -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsKalispell, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsBambari, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsPhoenix, US -- health: 44 stories, carried by 39 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- displacement: 39 stories, carried by 36 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

● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tezpur India about three times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 14 stories ● Diyarbakir Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Savoy France about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kalispell US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 14,320 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence22% 10,881 stories · about as usual Health21% 10,217 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,537 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,056 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,504 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,432 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 751 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 killed14,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,128 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations173 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about two-thirds of 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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.