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48,531 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 people displaced in Baku, violence in Ouagadougou and arrests in Iceland. Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 68 in 100 of its 629 stories, usually 17
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Displacement

Azerbaijan

427 of its 629 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Baku accounted for 369 of Azerbaijan's 427 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Baku stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

673 of its 791 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ouagadougou accounted for 657 of Burkina Faso's 673 stories about harm, carried by 521 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (571 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Shelter & services

Iceland

184 of its 238 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

571 of its 762 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 515 of Afghanistan's 571 stories about harm, carried by 436 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (199 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Georgia

58 of its 90 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (44 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Guernsey

24 of its 43 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

443 of its 1,551 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Accidents were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

178 of its 658 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 115 of Athens' 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 7 of Managua's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Guernsey (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Cuba (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Uganda (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 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 2 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 48,531 stories about harm among 210,641 counted on 2 Mar.

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Azerbaijan's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. In Guernsey's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. On 2 March 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. 23 in every 100 of the day's 210,641 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso85 in 100 of its 791 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia79 in 100 of its 391 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Iceland77 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 26 · mostly shelter & services Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 762 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US422 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2687 Jerusalem Israel186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Iditarod US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Afrin Syria156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 Hollywood US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 623

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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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 lessVenezuela: 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 lessU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 storiesSlovenia: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: 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 lessGuatemala: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 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 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook 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 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: 55 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 41 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 42 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 52 in 100 of its 751 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tanzania: 36 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 72 in 100 of its 1,301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Switzerland: 31 in 100 of its 647 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 331 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 75 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Solomon Islands: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Slovakia: 79 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 41 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 44 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 1,305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 71 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Norway: 35 in 100 of its 269 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 37 in 100 of its 2,338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nicaragua: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 75 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 39 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 840 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 1,434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 467 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iceland: 77 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Georgia: 64 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 29 in 100 of its 2,152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 55 in 100 of its 543 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 57 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 46 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 34 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 60 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 85 in 100 of its 791 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bolivia: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 52 in 100 of its 483 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Azerbaijan: 68 in 100 of its 629 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 54 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 75 in 100 of its 762 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guernsey: 56 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Maldives: 62 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Burkina Faso 85 in 100 of its 791 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Slovakia 79 in 100 of its 391 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 75 in 100 of its 762 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 72 in 100 of its 1,301 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iceland 77 in 100 of its 238 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Azerbaijan 68 in 100 of its 629 stories · mostly displacement

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 12,233 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 9,599 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 9,276 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health17% 8,217 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,606 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 2,677 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Displacement3% 1,267 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 830 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 killed17,346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions891 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations649 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees570 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced240 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill76 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
● 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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