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29,414 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 news turned to protests in Orsha (Belarus), people injured in Ethiopia and violence in Amman. Haiti's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 79 in 100 of its 160 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Belarus

91 of its 104 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Orsha accounted for 76 of Belarus' 91 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 76 of Orsha's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Orsha stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

610 of its 729 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Tornadoes were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

294 of its 435 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Amman accounted for 223 of Jordan's 294 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Haiti

374 of its 401 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gonaives accounted for 323 of Haiti's 374 stories about harm, carried by 504 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (220 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Gonaives stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Tunisia

122 of its 136 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tunis accounted for 118 of Tunisia's 122 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

1,585 of its 2,719 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 742 of Istanbul's 799 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (523 stories). Plague was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

861 of its 1,076 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Damascus accounted for 617 of Syria's 861 stories about harm, carried by 529 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (506 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

127 of its 160 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Bucharest accounted for 98 of Romania's 127 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 96 of Bucharest's 98 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

88 of its 106 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 59 of Tbilisi's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

94 of its 97 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (82 stories). Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Niger (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (107 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in South Africa (134 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Israel (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Guatemala (67 of its stories, more than ten 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 12 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 29,414 stories about harm among 131,953 counted on 12 Mar.

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Belarus stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 131,953 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Niger's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 12 March 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Guatemala, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar97 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti93 in 100 of its 401 stories · usually 52 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Tunisia90 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Belarus88 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Yemen85 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Istanbul Türkiye742 stories about protests or strikes, of its 799 Ankara Türkiye612 stories about protests or strikes, of its 659 Rotterdam Netherlands331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Seoul South Korea260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Washington US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 980

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Singapore about twice as fearful as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Guatemala about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 861 stories about harm ● Tunisia about twice as angry as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● DR Congo few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 9,204 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 5,538 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 5,479 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health15% 4,203 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,187 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,225 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 611 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 466 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 killed9,732 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting people injured4,170 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting arrests4,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations167 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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
● Feara little less 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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