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31,702 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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Landslides in Peru, protests in Hodeida (Yemen) and illness in Prague drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Pakistan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 70 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

357 of its 445 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Lima accounted for 303 of Peru's 357 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (228 stories). Landslides were named in 187 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and dengue. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

373 of its 418 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. 86 of Hodeida's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (285 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hodeida stories →
Health

Czechia

125 of its 179 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Prague accounted for 122 of the Czechia's 125 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Displacement

France

2,469 of its 4,041 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Paris accounted for 2,344 of France's 2,469 stories about harm, carried by 1,512 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Belgium

210 of its 356 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 207 of Belgium's 210 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (191 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Brazil

241 of its 516 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Food poisoning was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Greece

75 of its 236 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with train derailment. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Displacement

Cyprus

92 of its 153 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Larnaca accounted for 86 of Cyprus' 92 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

106 of its 191 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 98 of Lantau's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (98 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iceland

81 of its 126 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 70 of Reykjavik's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Snowstorms were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Iceland (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Bolivia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Austria (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Greece (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 31,702 stories about harm among 143,510 counted on 18 Mar.

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Iceland's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 143,510 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Peru. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Pakistan. Peru's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo95 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen89 in 100 of its 418 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan89 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Syria82 in 100 of its 835 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Peru80 in 100 of its 445 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France580 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2344 Washington US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1014 Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 677 Islamabad Pakistan122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Delhi India120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 readColombia: 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 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualAnchorage, US -- health: 38 stories, carried by 38 outletsGreat Lakes, US -- shelter & services: 72 stories, carried by 69 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 31 stories, carried by 19 outletsSwabi, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsFrankfurt, Germany -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- other: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 68 stories, carried by 68 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

● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Anchorage US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories ● Great Lakes US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 72 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Swabi Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Frankfurt Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,176 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence20% 6,304 stories · about as usual Health17% 5,321 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,987 stories · about as usual Displacement8% 2,566 stories · much more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,139 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 934 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 686 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 killed9,938 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions836 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced245 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Jamaica 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 harsher 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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