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38,512 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 violence in Islamabad and Ramallah and people injured in Denmark. Denmark's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBurundi 81 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 34
RegionEurope 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,615 of its 2,653 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Islamabad accounted for 554 of Pakistan's 1,615 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (165 stories). Extreme cold was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Health

Denmark

213 of its 603 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Measles was named in 147 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rubella and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Palestine

605 of its 910 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 280 of Palestine's 605 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

112 of its 143 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 81 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 76 of Khartoum's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Burundi

77 of its 95 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

70 of its 267 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Road crashes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

140 of its 604 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

102 of its 399 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

262 of its 559 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Caracas accounted for 222 of Venezuela's 262 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. 175 of Caracas' 222 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Kenya (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Niger (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Czechia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Italy (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 38,512 stories about harm among 198,334 counted on 5 Mar.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 198,334 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Pakistan, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual. A year earlier, on 5 March 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi81 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 533 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan78 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Palestine66 in 100 of its 910 stories · usually 47 · mostly displacement Pakistan61 in 100 of its 2,653 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sacramento US377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 531 Berkeley US206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Jerusalem Israel203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Caracas Venezuela175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1560

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 257 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 195 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,472 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health25% 9,617 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,597 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,921 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,235 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,297 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,037 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 663 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 killed12,107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees569 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about half 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.

● Angera little less than 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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