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26,791 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 Lantau (Hong Kong), flooding in Peru and violence in Paris. France's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPeru 82 in 100 of its 278 stories, usually 40
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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 →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

93 of its 220 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Lantau accounted for 89 of Hong Kong's 93 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets. 88 of Lantau's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Lantau stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

229 of its 278 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Lima accounted for 162 of Peru's 229 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (124 stories). Flooding was named in 179 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with dengue, storms and drought.

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

France

1,292 of its 2,446 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Paris accounted for 1,223 of France's 1,292 stories about harm, carried by 924 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Displacement

Japan

157 of its 764 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Bangladesh

348 of its 586 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (202 stories). Outbreaks were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cambodia

62 of its 106 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Hunger was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

597 of its 717 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Damascus accounted for 410 of Syria's 597 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Italy

294 of its 692 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (213 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sweden

125 of its 273 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lycksele accounted for 105 of Sweden's 125 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

44 of its 102 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 10 of Buenos Aires' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Cambodia (51 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Solomon Islands (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Saudi Arabia (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Mali (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 26,791 stories about harm among 123,588 counted on 19 Mar.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 123,588 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Hong Kong stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. Mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual in Peru's news. On 19 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today. This week the news turned most often to Peru, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 717 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Peru82 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 491 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq71 in 100 of its 629 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Haryana India154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Washington US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1031 Paris France127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1223 Jerusalem Israel96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMadagascar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 26 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBundelkhand, India -- shelter & services: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 114 stories, carried by 144 outletsKansas, US -- displacement: 65 stories, carried by 65 outletsNangarhar, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsPalermo, Italy -- conflict & violence: 86 stories, carried by 93 outletsCalifornian, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 164 stories, carried by 198 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Madagascar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Kigali Rwanda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Bundelkhand India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 14 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 114 stories ● Kansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 65 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,662 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence26% 6,725 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health16% 4,218 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 3,523 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,044 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement3% 842 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 384 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 killed9,531 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests3,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions484 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced179 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Taiwan

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
● Griefa little more than 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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