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What the world's news said happened to people.
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45,271 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 violence in Ndjamena, people injured in Ethiopia and a disaster in Kathmandu. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNepal 68 in 100 of its 1,587 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Chad

174 of its 286 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Ndjamena accounted for 155 of Chad's 174 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

162 of its 223 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (76 stories). Plague was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

1,076 of its 1,587 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kathmandu accounted for 1,057 of Nepal's 1,076 stories about harm, carried by 981 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (457 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Rwanda

105 of its 176 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Colombia

290 of its 504 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bogota accounted for 193 of Colombia's 290 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Zambia

62 of its 143 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). HIV was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

117 of its 142 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tirana accounted for 112 of Albania's 117 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories).

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Displacement

Sudan

127 of its 194 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,111 of its 1,295 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Ghouta accounted for 934 of Syria's 1,111 stories about harm, carried by 591 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Brazil

123 of its 411 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (616 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Zambia (35 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); road crashes in Morocco (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in China (114 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Spain (30 of its stories, about 5 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 12 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 45,271 stories about harm among 198,753 counted on 12 Mar.

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In Chad, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 198,753 stories, as usual. Mentions of poisoning ran about 5 times their usual in Russia's news. A year earlier, on 12 March 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria86 in 100 of its 1,295 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Albania82 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia73 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar72 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Iran68 in 100 of its 849 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2093 Beijing China225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 484 Albuquerque US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Ghouta Syria139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 934 London UK118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 942

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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 readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 290 stories about harm ● Lebanon about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 412 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,111 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 11,265 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents20% 9,081 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence19% 8,673 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Health19% 8,409 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,565 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,662 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,119 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 764 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 killed18,301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,106 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting arrests4,892 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions612 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced444 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting evacuations365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half 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 →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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