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46,104 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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Plane crash in Nepal, protests in Panama City (Panama) and the drought in Zambia drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCroatia 82 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 18 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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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

719 of its 1,052 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 676 of Nepal's 719 stories about harm, carried by 621 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (359 stories). Plane crash was named in 450 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with road crashes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Panama

33 of its 91 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 27 of Panama City's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Panama City stories →
Shelter & services

Zambia

44 of its 100 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

205 of its 243 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 119 of Yemen's 205 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Croatia

107 of its 131 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Zagreb accounted for 91 of Croatia's 107 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Landslides were named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,151 of its 1,350 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Ghouta accounted for 774 of Syria's 1,151 stories about harm, carried by 533 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (254 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

222 of its 288 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

1,194 of its 1,818 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (391 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

68 of its 118 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

39 of its 72 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Croatia (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (873 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Sierra Leone (76 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Namibia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Grenada (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 46,104 stories about harm among 210,288 counted on 13 Mar.

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Croatia's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 210,288 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Nepal. Nepal stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. A year earlier, on 13 March 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger91 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria85 in 100 of its 1,350 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Croatia82 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali79 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Diego US525 stories about protests or strikes, of its 608 Washington US496 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2186 Gaza Palestine222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 717 Beijing China221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Ghouta Syria209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 774

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 lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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: 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 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. 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 storiesMozambique: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: 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 lessKenya: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: 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 lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: 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 lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 44 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 84 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 39 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uzbekistan: 38 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Puerto Rico: 34 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 42 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 46 in 100 of its 672 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tonga: 41 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 85 in 100 of its 1,350 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 46 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Slovakia: 66 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 36 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)St Vincent: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 33 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 1,131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Panama: 36 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 2,463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 91 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 68 in 100 of its 1,052 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Namibia: 31 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 79 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Madagascar: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 47 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 36 in 100 of its 1,657 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 1,818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 716 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Honduras: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 45 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Grenada: 57 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 77 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 48 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 35 in 100 of its 481 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Dominican Republic: 54 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Dominica: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Croatia: 82 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 76 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 34 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chad: 58 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 78 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bolivia: 52 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bhutan: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Benin: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 57 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Albania: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 645 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 1,818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 1,818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 1,818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Syria 85 in 100 of its 1,350 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Niger 91 in 100 of its 212 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 84 in 100 of its 243 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 77 in 100 of its 288 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Nepal 68 in 100 of its 1,052 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Croatia 82 in 100 of its 131 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,803 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 9,548 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,561 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 7,390 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,305 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,663 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,117 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 980 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 killed14,967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,768 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced474 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions385 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.