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33,412 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 day's news pointed at protests in Seoul (South Korea), the hunger in Yemen and people killed in Romania. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Yemen and Madagascar → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLiberia 87 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 33
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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 →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

794 of its 1,448 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seoul accounted for 734 of South Korea's 794 stories about harm, carried by 589 outlets. 684 of Seoul's 734 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (456 stories). Train derailment was named in 156 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

570 of its 605 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 320 of Yemen's 570 stories about harm, carried by 556 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (307 stories). Hunger was named in 329 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera and drought. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Health

Romania

45 of its 91 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Measles was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with respiratory illness. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

553 of its 1,218 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (238 stories). Tsunami was named in 450 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Somalia

262 of its 308 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mogadishu accounted for 181 of Somalia's 262 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (55 stories). Measles was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Liberia

132 of its 151 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Monrovia accounted for 117 of Liberia's 132 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

85 of its 103 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Vesna accounted for 71 of Belarus' 85 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 71 of Vesna's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

313 of its 335 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Guatemala City accounted for 174 of Guatemala's 313 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. 170 of Guatemala City's 174 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

105 of its 196 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 46 of Kiev's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

146 of its 162 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Vietnam (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Niger (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (48 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Somalia (36 of its stories, about 8 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 11 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 33,412 stories about harm among 152,273 counted on 11 Mar.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 152,273 stories, as usual. South Korea's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Yemen and Madagascar. Japan's news mentioned the tsunami about 5 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen94 in 100 of its 605 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala93 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Congo91 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar90 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Liberia87 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea684 stories about protests or strikes, of its 734 Istanbul Türkiye569 stories about protests or strikes, of its 875 Damascus Syria317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 875 Washington US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1675 Guatemala City Guatemala170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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 lessTunisia: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: 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 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 readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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 lessIsrael: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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 lessBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIllinois, US -- health: 55 stories, carried by 57 outletsKamloops, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 25 stories, carried by 36 outletsXinjiang, China -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 24 outletsDelaware County, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsLashkar, India -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 43 stories, carried by 146 outletsBandung, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual ● China warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Illinois US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 55 stories ● Kamloops Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 25 stories ● Xinjiang China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Delaware County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Lashkar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,377 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 6,518 stories · about as usual Health18% 6,004 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,277 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,844 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,130 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,025 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 564 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 killed10,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,840 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and South Korea Stories reporting people displaced698 at about twice the usual rate · most about Yemen and Madagascar Stories reporting refugees527 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about the usual rate

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
● Griefa little more than 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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