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42,586 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 news turned to protests in Mexico City (Mexico), the hunger in Somalia and a disaster in Ashgabat. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTurkmenistan 70 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 4
RegionCentral Asia 40 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

322 of its 1,175 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 52 of Mexico City's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (36 stories). Road crashes were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

107 of its 135 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 75 of Somalia's 107 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Turkmenistan

73 of its 105 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 4%. Ashgabat accounted for 63 of Turkmenistan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Turkmenistan over 30 days → its stories → Ashgabat stories →
Rights & justice

Liberia

48 of its 122 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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

France

1,808 of its 3,463 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (485 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Croatia

57 of its 83 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Zagreb accounted for 50 of Croatia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Snowstorms were named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

421 of its 883 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Ho Chi Minh City accounted for 302 of Vietnam's 421 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (364 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Ghouta accounted for 609 of Syria's 807 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (358 stories). Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

389 of its 1,178 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 156 of Madrid's 245 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (254 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

131 of its 165 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 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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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Croatia (52 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Romania (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Uganda (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Malawi (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 42,586 stories about harm among 208,633 counted on 23 Mar.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. of the day's 208,633 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Croatia's news mentioned snowstorms about three times as often as usual. On 23 March 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 20 today. In Mexico, 27% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 962 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen79 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia79 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Mali76 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Turkmenistan70 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 4 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US484 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1949 Paris France386 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1052 Sacramento US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Boston US235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Ghouta Syria219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 609

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readTonga: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualMonrovia, Liberia -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 26 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsNew Mexico, US -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsIndiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsGateshead, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsChibok, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 10 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 193 stories, carried by 134 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Monrovia Liberia about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 41 stories ● Monash Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 12 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Gateshead UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 10,954 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 10,007 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health19% 7,820 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,289 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,214 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,555 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 920 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 818 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 killed14,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests4,828 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,198 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations1,002 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees441 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Uganda and the US Stories reporting people displaced331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill73 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and India

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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