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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 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 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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 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: 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 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: 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 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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 readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovakia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMonash, Australia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsKern County, US -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 29 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 27 outletsSandy Hook, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 39 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 33 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 17 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

● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Slovakia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Papua New Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Monash Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Kern County US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Quetta Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Sandy Hook US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories

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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