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30,544 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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Protests in Tehran (Iran), illness in Pibor and drownings in Egypt drew the news. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 89 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 42
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Iran

516 of its 799 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 336 of Iran's 516 stories about harm, carried by 382 outlets. 203 of Tehran's 336 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (188 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

South Sudan

195 of its 207 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Pibor accounted for 153 of South Sudan's 195 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (172 stories). Cholera was named in 102 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Pibor stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

267 of its 464 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (98 stories). Drownings were named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

2,324 of its 6,967 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (674 stories). Gas explosion was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms, earthquake and building collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 206 of Yemen's 265 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 115 of Sanaa's 206 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (154 stories). Hunger was named in 181 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

149 of its 167 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Minsk accounted for 114 of Belarus' 149 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 113 of Minsk's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (127 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

221 of its 744 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 202 of Sofia's 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (207 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

553 of its 681 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (465 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

China

475 of its 2,194 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 119 of Beijing's 174 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Gas explosion was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

783 of its 952 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Raqqa accounted for 597 of Syria's 783 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. 378 of Raqqa's 597 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (181 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Somalia (131 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (343 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Tanzania (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 30,544 stories about harm among 118,984 counted on 26 Mar.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 29 January 2017. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 118,984 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. This week the news turned most often to South Sudan, on 3 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 →

South Sudan94 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Belarus89 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Syria82 in 100 of its 952 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 324 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq81 in 100 of its 681 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia677 stories about protests or strikes, of its 729 Raqqa Syria378 stories about protests or strikes, of its 597 Tehran Iran203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Sofia Bulgaria202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Hollywood US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 649

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 readSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: 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 lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessItaly: 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 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 lessIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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 lessCosta 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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 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: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 13 outletsKansas City, US -- health: 173 stories, carried by 196 outletsBridgwater, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsBlenheim Palace, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsNadda, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsHerat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsManila, Philippines -- rights & justice: 107 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

● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Côte d’Ivoire warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Kansas City US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 173 stories ● Bridgwater UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Blenheim Palace UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Wisconsin US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 9,479 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice30% 9,085 stories · about as usual Health14% 4,106 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 3,889 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,725 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 785 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 592 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 335 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 killed10,072 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured5,169 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,286 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions565 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees392 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced373 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting evacuations164 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more 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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