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56,957 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 Yerevan (Armenia), rights and justice in Lima and violence in Damascus. Armenia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 65 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 27
RegionEurope 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

153 of its 349 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Yerevan accounted for 127 of Armenia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 78 of Yerevan's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

179 of its 316 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lima accounted for 146 of Peru's 179 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Hepatitis was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,061 of its 1,315 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Damascus accounted for 592 of Syria's 1,061 stories about harm, carried by 447 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (455 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Displacement

Senegal

63 of its 103 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dakar accounted for 51 of Senegal's 63 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Hungary

101 of its 269 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 4 of Budapest's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

433 of its 1,609 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 118 of Milan's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (250 stories). Natural hazards were named in 252 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

117 of its 179 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Yangon accounted for 86 of Myanmar's 117 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories).

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Conflict & violence

El Salvador

132 of its 148 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Czechia

112 of its 280 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 89 of Prague's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iran

227 of its 478 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 128 of Tehran's 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (129 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Italy (252 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Haiti (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Austria (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Malaysia (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Ireland (100 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 16 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 56,957 stories about harm among 278,157 counted on 16 Mar.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. of the day's 278,157 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Haiti's news mentioned the hurricane about 4 times as often as usual. Armenia's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 16 March 2016, 19 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 →

El Salvador89 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic82 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Syria81 in 100 of its 1,315 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 57 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US522 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3598 Tokyo Japan156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Paris France147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1255 Tehran Iran128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Milan Italy118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141

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 lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: 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 usualYorkshire, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 28 outletsErbil, Iraq -- displacement: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsXinjiang, China -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 49 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 74 stories, carried by 67 outletsGrand Canyon, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsPhilippine, Netherlands -- conflict & violence: 100 stories, carried by 10 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 28 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 ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belarus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Yorkshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Erbil Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 22 stories ● Xinjiang China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 56 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 74 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 16,387 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 10,864 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 10,613 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,920 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,933 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,861 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services4% 2,154 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,797 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 killed14,414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,946 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,516 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations230 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill197 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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