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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 readSolomon Islands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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 readMozambique: 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 lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readDominican 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 lessCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMauritius: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualBrookside, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsDinka, South Sudan -- displacement: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- health: 22 stories, carried by 23 outletsMonroeville, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 24 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 27 outletsPennsylvania, US -- food & livelihood: 82 stories, carried by 78 outletsLlanwrst, UK -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 19 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

● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mauritius warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Brookside Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Dinka South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 23 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Monroeville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories

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 →

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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