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47,102 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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The day's news pointed at deaths in Prague, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Seoul (South Korea). Somalia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 67 in 100 of its 413 stories, usually 15
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

275 of its 413 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Prague accounted for 253 of the Czechia's 275 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

331 of its 366 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 291 of Somalia's 331 stories about harm, carried by 336 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (218 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

200 of its 1,016 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 91 of Seoul's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

46 of its 214 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Iraq

278 of its 403 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Extreme cold was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Thailand

173 of its 490 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories). Rabies was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Ghouta accounted for 722 of Syria's 897 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (309 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

462 of its 857 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

191 of its 392 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Indonesia (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Uganda (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Brazil (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Thailand (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Iraq (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 47,102 stories about harm among 224,674 counted on 22 Mar.

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Czechia stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 224,674 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Indonesia's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. On 22 March 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia90 in 100 of its 366 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 1,083 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea81 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Mali71 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 403 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US322 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1995 Ghouta Syria233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 722 Cairo Egypt153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Sacramento US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Houston US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'sGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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 readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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 readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: 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 twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage about twice 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

● Somalia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 331 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 897 stories about harm ● Taiwan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Maldives about twice as fearful as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Qatar few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 11,702 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence24% 11,018 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,311 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,828 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,921 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,251 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,014 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,009 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 killed15,377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,507 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,066 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions1,031 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees556 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Netherlands

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 softer than 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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