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53,710 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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Protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala), illness in Juba and refugees in Burundi drew the news. Haiti's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 55 in 100 of its 363 stories, usually 12
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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 →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

605 of its 635 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Guatemala City accounted for 539 of Guatemala's 605 stories about harm, carried by 391 outlets. 501 of Guatemala City's 539 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Health

South Sudan

219 of its 277 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Juba accounted for 126 of South Sudan's 219 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Cholera was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Rights & justice

Burundi

112 of its 126 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Malaria was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

114 of its 184 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 100 of Haiti's 114 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Landslides were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Romania

201 of its 363 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (101 stories). Measles was named in 147 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

1,913 of its 4,939 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 1,336 of Seoul's 1,550 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (178 stories). Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

170 of its 347 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Budapest accounted for 142 of Hungary's 170 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Switzerland

338 of its 889 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

1,274 of its 2,112 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Finland

71 of its 267 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: measles in Romania (147 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Austria (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vietnam (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Mongolia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (45 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 53,710 stories about harm among 268,447 counted on 10 Mar.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. of the day's 268,447 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Guatemala for the third day running. Guatemala's news was 95% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%. A year earlier, on 10 March 2016, 20 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 →

Guatemala95 in 100 of its 635 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Burundi89 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic88 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Congo81 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 949 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea1336 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1550 Washington US719 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3001 Guatemala City Guatemala501 stories about protests or strikes, of its 539 Ramallah Palestine181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Delhi India174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 readSri 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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 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 lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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 lessGuatemala: 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 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 lessCameroon: 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 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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): 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLuxembourg: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDinka, South Sudan -- shelter & services: 65 stories, carried by 63 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsAthens, Greece -- displacement: 169 stories, carried by 140 outletsBuenos Aires, Argentina -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 22 stories, carried by 40 outletsXinjiang, China -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 31 outletsFederally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBinghamton, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dinka South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 65 stories ● Lake Chad Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Athens Greece about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 169 stories ● Buenos Aires Argentina about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 17,410 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,210 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 9,642 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 7,015 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,331 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,221 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,634 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,282 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 killed15,676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,507 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,149 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people displaced558 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions493 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations327 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill202 at about three times 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 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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