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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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 readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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 readSt 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 lessEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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 lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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 lessBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChad: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 193 stories, carried by 166 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 51 outletsDubbo, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 24 stories, carried by 43 outletsSandy Hook, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsFairmont, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsSumaili, Zambia -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 35 outletsDapchi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 41 outletsMakurdi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chad warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 193 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 61 stories ● Dubbo Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 24 stories ● Sandy Hook US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Fairmont US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

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 →

harshwarm

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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