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47,320 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dakar (Senegal), violence in Bujumbura and the earthquake in Myanmar. Burundi's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 90 in 100 of its 594 stories, usually 44
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

90 of its 120 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dakar accounted for 87 of Senegal's 90 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 57 of Dakar's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

124 of its 133 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Bujumbura accounted for 88 of Burundi's 124 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Malaria was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Bujumbura stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

91 of its 158 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Earthquake was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

38 of its 59 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Palestine

201 of its 290 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ramallah accounted for 166 of Palestine's 201 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 155 of Ramallah's 166 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

486 of its 533 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 331 of Somalia's 486 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (273 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

193 of its 225 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 13 of Guatemala City's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

234 of its 843 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Wildfires were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

533 of its 594 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Congo

110 of its 118 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Ngombe accounted for 90 of Congo's 110 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in Nepal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Taiwan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Vietnam (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in India (82 of its stories, more than ten 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 13 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 47,320 stories about harm among 230,985 counted on 13 Mar.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Myanmar's news. of the day's 230,985 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Senegal stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 13 March 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi93 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo93 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Somalia91 in 100 of its 533 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia90 in 100 of its 594 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala86 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ankara Türkiye439 stories about protests or strikes, of its 533 Washington US283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2323 Cairo Egypt281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Istanbul Türkiye241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 San Francisco US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: 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 lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritania: 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 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 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 lessJamaica: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 lessCongo: 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 lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 usualYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMauritius: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about 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 usualVrindavan, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsSukma, India -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 18 outletsZhong Shan, China -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsRabat, Morocco -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsMoomba, Australia -- health: 23 stories, carried by 15 outletsGarfield County, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 24 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Vrindavan India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Sukma India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Zhong Shan China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Rabat Morocco about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Moomba Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,497 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 8,486 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health18% 8,276 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 8,030 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,808 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,756 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,303 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,201 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 killed13,436 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,360 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,970 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,672 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced517 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations383 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill64 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 softer than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.