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25,716 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 news turned to protests in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), violence in Bitola and people injured in Rwanda. Rwanda's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRwanda 86 in 100 of its 251 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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

Ethiopia

207 of its 265 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Addis Ababa accounted for 108 of Ethiopia's 207 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 77 of Addis Ababa's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Plague was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

70 of its 105 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bitola accounted for 70 of North Macedonia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Bitola stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Rwanda

216 of its 251 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Kenya

360 of its 687 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nairobi accounted for 297 of Kenya's 360 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Colombia

214 of its 273 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bogota accounted for 162 of Colombia's 214 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Drownings were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

27 of its 36 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 6 of Yaounde's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

31 of its 85 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 27 of Bucharest's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Plague was named in 27 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.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

908 of its 1,077 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Ghouta accounted for 753 of Syria's 908 stories about harm, carried by 567 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

147 of its 323 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (103 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Vietnam

87 of its 223 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). 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.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Romania (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Japan (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (124 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Botswana (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 25,716 stories about harm among 112,452 counted on 11 Mar.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Kenya's news. of the day's 112,452 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Ethiopia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. On 11 March 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Sri Lanka, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda86 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 38 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria84 in 100 of its 1,077 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia78 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia78 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US409 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1159 Boise US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Los Angeles US195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Jerusalem Israel185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Ghouta Syria161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 753

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Rwanda about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 908 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 397 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about twice as fearful as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 155 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,285 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 6,089 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health18% 4,602 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,817 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,637 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 899 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 581 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 359 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 killed8,820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations337 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees266 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● 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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