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36,810 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 protests in Algiers (Algeria), violence in Mogadishu and oil spill in the Solomon Islands. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMacao 81 in 100 of its 96 stories, usually 10
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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 →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

145 of its 249 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Algiers accounted for 135 of Algeria's 145 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 135 of Algiers' 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

528 of its 580 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 470 of Somalia's 528 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (378 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Health

Panama

26 of its 80 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Panama over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Armenia

60 of its 199 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 42 of Yerevan's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,905 of its 3,517 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (223 stories). Avalanche was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

115 of its 142 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 49 of Khartoum's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

71 of its 97 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Mopti accounted for 45 of Mali's 71 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

119 of its 284 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

204 of its 310 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Snowstorms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Nepal (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (71 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Chile (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 36,810 stories about harm among 196,905 counted on 1 Mar.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 196,905 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Peru's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Algeria. Algeria stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. Over February, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in February 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Solomon Islands96 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia91 in 100 of its 580 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Macao81 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 10 · mostly health Sudan81 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Syria76 in 100 of its 647 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US310 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1533 Jerusalem Israel181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 550 Islamabad Pakistan148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 662 Algiers Algeria135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Gaza Palestine126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: 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 usualOhio River, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 110 stories, carried by 53 outletsPoint Pleasant, US -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 24 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 43 outletsKanyakumari, India -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 12 outletsIkrah, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsPorton Down, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 27 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Panama warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ohio River US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Kupwara Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 110 stories ● Point Pleasant US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Darfur Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 45 stories ● Kanyakumari India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,225 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,049 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence19% 7,038 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,507 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,614 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,179 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 856 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 790 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 killed9,931 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations395 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced225 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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