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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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 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. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPanama: 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLebanon: 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 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 lessPalestine: 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 lessHonduras: 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 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 lessEgypt: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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 lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesYemen: 85 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uzbekistan: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 58 in 100 of its 2,719 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 90 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 80 in 100 of its 1,076 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Korea: 29 in 100 of its 1,619 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 39 in 100 of its 1,082 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 73 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 35 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)St Vincent: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Romania: 79 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 1,999 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 45 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,662 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 90 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 29 in 100 of its 950 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Netherlands: 47 in 100 of its 959 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Madagascar: 97 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Macedonia: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Liberia: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kiribati: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jordan: 68 in 100 of its 435 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 34 in 100 of its 929 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 79 in 100 of its 828 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 93 in 100 of its 401 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guatemala: 76 in 100 of its 418 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Germany: 43 in 100 of its 1,144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Georgia: 83 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 84 in 100 of its 729 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Costa Rica: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 87 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chile: 45 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 52 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bulgaria: 38 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Botswana: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Belarus: 88 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Argentina: 59 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Albania: 31 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 91 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

● Haiti 93 in 100 of its 401 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Ethiopia 84 in 100 of its 729 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 80 in 100 of its 1,076 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 79 in 100 of its 828 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Tunisia 90 in 100 of its 136 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Madagascar 97 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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