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52,976 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 Yerevan (Armenia), landslides in Peru and violence in Kampala. Uganda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAngola 82 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

171 of its 375 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 120 of Yerevan's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

586 of its 818 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Lima accounted for 458 of Peru's 586 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Landslides were named in 381 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Uganda

216 of its 379 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kampala accounted for 185 of Uganda's 216 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Angola

159 of its 195 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Luanda accounted for 152 of Angola's 159 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. 148 of Luanda's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

230 of its 453 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 120 of Tehran's 153 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

902 of its 970 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Hodeida accounted for 702 of Yemen's 902 stories about harm, carried by 382 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (377 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

349 of its 576 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

221 of its 267 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

104 of its 335 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 80 of Lantau's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (126 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Greece (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Guinea (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Burundi (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 52,976 stories about harm among 258,053 counted on 17 Mar.

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In Peru's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 258,053 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Armenia. In Armenia, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. On 17 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 970 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan83 in 100 of its 267 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Angola82 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 16 · mostly rights & justice Syria77 in 100 of its 1,598 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Peru72 in 100 of its 818 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria346 stories about protests or strikes, of its 758 New York US334 stories about protests or strikes, of its 861 Washington US264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3008 Jerusalem Israel190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 550 Hodeida Yemen171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 702

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readCayman 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 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 readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSt. Lucia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGrenada: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: 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 usualFlint River, US -- shelter & services: 34 stories, carried by 33 outletsMankato, US -- health: 61 stories, carried by 60 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsSwabi, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsTaj Mahal, India -- conflict & violence: 73 stories, carried by 66 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- rights & justice: 48 stories, carried by 42 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 19 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

● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Flint River US about three times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 34 stories ● Mankato US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 61 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Swabi Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 15,610 stories · about as usual Health20% 10,427 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 10,007 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 7,888 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,706 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,042 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,857 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,132 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 killed15,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,931 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,802 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced439 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and South Sudan Stories reporting evacuations321 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 about as 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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