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52,747 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 Minsk (Belarus), violence in Juba and people killed in Thailand. Thailand's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 73 in 100 of its 504 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

125 of its 184 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Minsk accounted for 90 of Belarus' 125 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 85 of Minsk's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

345 of its 409 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 245 of South Sudan's 345 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Plane crash was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Health

Thailand

463 of its 972 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (116 stories). Poisoning was named in 198 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

459 of its 1,311 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

369 of its 504 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 146 of Caracas' 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

133 of its 381 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 104 of Lantau's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

202 of its 241 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 93 of Guatemala City's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

510 of its 675 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 344 of Somalia's 510 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (230 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

UK

3,401 of its 15,628 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 511 of Northern Ireland's 773 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,359 stories). Ebola was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

65 of its 69 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sarajevo accounted for 61 of Bosnia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Guinea (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cholera in Madagascar (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Poland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Peru (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 52,747 stories about harm among 259,561 counted on 21 Mar.

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Thailand's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 259,561 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Belarus, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 21 March 2016, 18 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 →

Bosnia94 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan84 in 100 of its 409 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala84 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Syria78 in 100 of its 1,209 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia76 in 100 of its 675 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US610 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2147 Northern Ireland UK511 stories about protests or strikes, of its 773 Seoul South Korea315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Caracas Venezuela146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Morton County US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 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 readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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 lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readDenmark: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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: 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 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 readArgentina: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about twice its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTimor-Leste: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about twice its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: 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 usualJersey: warmth about its own usualSouth Island, New Zealand -- health: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 245 stories, carried by 203 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsBundaberg, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsDiyarbakir, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 137 stories, carried by 119 outletsFraser Island, Australia -- health: 41 stories, carried by 42 outletsPlattsburgh, US -- health: 78 stories, carried by 83 outletsOslo, Norway -- health: 19 stories, carried by 18 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

● South Sudan warmth about twice usual ● Venezuela warmth about twice usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● South Island New Zealand about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 245 stories ● Auckland New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Bundaberg Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Diyarbakir Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 137 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 15,824 stories · about as usual Health21% 10,589 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 10,504 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,378 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,232 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,052 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,403 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,229 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 killed14,986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,569 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions924 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Guatemala Stories reporting people displaced504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations357 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill73 at about the usual rate

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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