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54,149 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 Tashkent (Uzbekistan), a disaster in Addis Ababa and violence in Damascus. Ethiopia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Egypt → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 75 in 100 of its 323 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 65 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

86 of its 107 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tashkent accounted for 85 of Uzbekistan's 86 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. 82 of Tashkent's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uzbekistan over 30 days → its stories → Tashkent stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

517 of its 647 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Addis Ababa accounted for 323 of Ethiopia's 517 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,870 of its 2,307 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Damascus accounted for 1,295 of Syria's 1,870 stories about harm, carried by 668 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (537 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

342 of its 484 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (265 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kazakhstan

242 of its 323 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Astana accounted for 239 of Kazakhstan's 242 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

344 of its 535 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (256 stories). Avalanche was named in 245 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

167 of its 279 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Landslides were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

295 of its 724 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

89 of its 143 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mali

68 of its 82 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Foum el Alba accounted for 57 of Mali's 68 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Austria (245 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Egypt (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Myanmar (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Switzerland (12 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 15 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 54,149 stories about harm among 269,384 counted on 15 Mar.

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Austria's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 269,384 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Egypt. Uzbekistan's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali83 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Syria81 in 100 of its 2,307 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan80 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan80 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia80 in 100 of its 647 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2545 Kiev Ukraine113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 North Dakota US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Mexico City Mexico108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Sokoto Nigeria92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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 lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 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 lessRwanda: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessEthiopia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGreen Bay, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 44 stories, carried by 49 outletsMaine, US -- health: 72 stories, carried by 69 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 53 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 32 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 33 outletsAnadolu, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 89 stories, carried by 80 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 20 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

● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Green Bay US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 44 stories ● Maine US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 72 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 56 stories ● Kupwara Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 14,991 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 10,503 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 10,007 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 9,054 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,852 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 2,227 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services4% 1,908 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,351 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 killed15,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,036 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,362 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,075 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced949 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions731 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations242 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill160 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.