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48,603 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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Rights and justice in Bratislava, violence in Mopti and people affected in Chad drew the news. Mali's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 86 in 100 of its 382 stories, usually 43
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Slovakia

328 of its 382 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Bratislava accounted for 211 of Slovakia's 328 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (260 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

126 of its 149 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Mopti accounted for 99 of Mali's 126 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mopti stories →
Displacement

Chad

23 of its 57 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

786 of its 2,589 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (351 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tsunami.

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

Egypt

296 of its 601 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

99 of its 164 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Avalanche was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

172 of its 355 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

33 of its 40 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Markounda accounted for 30 of the Central African Republic's 33 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

34 of its 100 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 24 of Guatemala City's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

9 of its 38 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 6 of Managua's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Albania (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Chile (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Latvia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Trinidad & Tobago (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
24 in 10019 in 10031 Jan7 Feb14 Feb21 Feb1 Mar31 Jan: 20 in 1001 Feb: 19 in 1002 Feb: 20 in 1003 Feb: 22 in 1004 Feb: 22 in 1005 Feb: 19 in 1006 Feb: 20 in 1007 Feb: 19 in 1008 Feb: 19 in 1009 Feb: 19 in 10010 Feb: 22 in 10011 Feb: 23 in 10012 Feb: 21 in 10013 Feb: 20 in 10014 Feb: 19 in 10015 Feb: 22 in 10016 Feb: 20 in 10017 Feb: 23 in 10018 Feb: 24 in 10019 Feb: 22 in 10020 Feb: 21 in 10021 Feb: 23 in 10022 Feb: 22 in 10023 Feb: 22 in 10024 Feb: 24 in 10025 Feb: 23 in 10026 Feb: 22 in 10027 Feb: 22 in 10028 Feb: 21 in 1001 Mar: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 48,603 stories about harm among 234,211 counted on 1 Mar.

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The news turned to Slovakia for the fourth day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 234,211 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Albania's news, mentions of measles ran about 5 times their usual. Slovakia stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%. A year earlier, on 1 March 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Over February, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in February 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Slovakia86 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Mali85 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 1,405 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence U.S. Virgin Islands75 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Papua New Guinea73 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US432 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2425 San Francisco US337 stories about protests or strikes, of its 609 Broward County US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 724 Florida US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1095 Ghouta Syria145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 813

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 67 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 32 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)U.S. Virgin Islands: 75 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Puerto Rico: 53 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 48 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 39 in 100 of its 493 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 35 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 76 in 100 of its 1,405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 61 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Slovakia: 86 in 100 of its 382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Poland: 35 in 100 of its 566 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Papua New Guinea: 73 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 1,480 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 2,472 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 85 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 51 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Liberia: 39 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kiribati: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 732 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Jordan: 31 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 29 in 100 of its 1,813 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 1,295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 55 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 42 in 100 of its 552 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iceland: 37 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Honduras: 61 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 63 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guatemala: 34 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Georgia: 43 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)France: 30 in 100 of its 2,589 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eritrea: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 49 in 100 of its 601 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ecuador: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Dominican Republic: 58 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 39 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chad: 40 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 82 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 32 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burundi: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 49 in 100 of its 575 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Albania: 57 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 1,295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 1,295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 1,295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Slovakia 86 in 100 of its 382 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 76 in 100 of its 1,405 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 85 in 100 of its 149 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Papua New Guinea 73 in 100 of its 201 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 432 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 72 in 100 of its 141 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 12,989 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 9,680 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,462 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 8,554 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,111 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,557 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,269 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,065 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 killed15,987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,733 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,711 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting refugees657 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting abductions625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced300 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill68 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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