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46,947 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 Athens, deaths in Gudauri and protests in Quang Ngai (Vietnam). Vietnam's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 69 in 100 of its 185 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Health

Greece

231 of its 463 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Athens accounted for 170 of Greece's 231 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Georgia

127 of its 185 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Gudauri accounted for 111 of Georgia's 127 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Gudauri stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

351 of its 689 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 30 of Quang Ngai's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (279 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Quang Ngai stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

618 of its 936 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (361 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 209 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Brazil

305 of its 708 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 76 of Rio de Janeiro's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

682 of its 1,304 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 504 of Israel's 682 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. 412 of Jerusalem's 504 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (340 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Guyana

43 of its 89 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Senegal

33 of its 59 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

150 of its 263 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

293 of its 726 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 118 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Kenya (118 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Gambia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in Madagascar (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Venezuela (15 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 16 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 46,947 stories about harm among 215,977 counted on 16 Mar.

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Kenya's news mentioned heavy rain more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 215,977 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Greece, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. A year earlier, on 16 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 →

Syria72 in 100 of its 1,749 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar72 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Georgia69 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 28 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Iraq66 in 100 of its 936 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Libya63 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 50 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US460 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1914 Jerusalem Israel412 stories about protests or strikes, of its 504 Ghouta Syria238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 694 Sydney Australia183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Georgia US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVietnam: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Vietnam about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 351 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,268 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 618 stories about harm ● Georgia about twice as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Romania about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 13,253 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 9,057 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health19% 8,651 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 8,469 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,758 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,585 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,377 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 839 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 killed16,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,568 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,214 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees977 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Italy Stories reporting abductions609 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations305 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill68 at about the usual rate

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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