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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,913 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, protests in Algiers (Algeria) and rights and justice in Tallinn. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalaysia 48 in 100 of its 602 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 24 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 →
Conflict & violence

Greece

101 of its 228 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Athens accounted for 85 of Greece's 101 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

172 of its 351 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Algiers accounted for 155 of Algeria's 172 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. 155 of Algiers' 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Rights & justice

Estonia

146 of its 384 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Tallinn accounted for 132 of Estonia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Estonia over 30 days → its stories → Tallinn stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

187 of its 270 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Snowstorms were named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

122 of its 154 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Hodeida accounted for 88 of Yemen's 122 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Malaysia

288 of its 602 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 248 of Malaysia's 288 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (167 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

137 of its 298 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Meningitis was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

565 of its 649 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. 69 of Damascus' 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Panama

19 of its 45 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

125 of its 310 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 30 of Etemad's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Panama (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (82 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in Brazil (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Israel (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Russia (13 of its stories, about 7 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 3 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 19,913 stories about harm among 100,493 counted on 3 Mar.

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Mentions of snowstorms ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. of the day's 100,493 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Greece's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. On 3 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Pakistan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 7 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria87 in 100 of its 649 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen79 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan76 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Somalia72 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 270 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Greenwood County US231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Washington US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 704 Algiers Algeria155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Brown Chapel US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Berkeley US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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 lessPapua 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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 lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about 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 usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEstonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: 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 usualKeenesburg, US -- other: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsGainesville, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsGodda, India -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 60 stories, carried by 48 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsTallinn, Estonia -- rights & justice: 132 stories, carried by 103 outletsMilan, Italy -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsHandwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 78 stories, carried by 44 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

● Estonia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Keenesburg US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 12 stories ● Gainesville US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Godda India about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 17 stories ● Rome Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 60 stories ● Ajit India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 6,236 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 4,211 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health18% 3,495 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,288 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 506 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 316 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 312 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 killed5,689 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,850 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees169 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting abductions115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations86 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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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