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39,843 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 protests in Algiers (Algeria), violence in Kabul and wildfires in Greece. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 48 in 100 of its 1,065 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

90 of its 172 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Algiers accounted for 84 of Algeria's 90 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 81 of Algiers' 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Flooding was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Afghanistan

472 of its 582 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 231 of Afghanistan's 472 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

194 of its 465 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Wildfires were named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Sweden

67 of its 354 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flu was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

210 of its 381 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 43 of Jakarta's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

90 of its 197 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 6 of Lilongwe's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

202 of its 308 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

171 of its 405 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

El Salvador

45 of its 63 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 9 of San Salvador's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Health

Senegal

32 of its 56 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Ebola was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in North Korea (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Senegal (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Peru (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 39,843 stories about harm among 204,361 counted on 7 Mar.

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Of the day's 204,361 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 7 March 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 582 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 628 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice El Salvador71 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir68 in 100 of its 463 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1757 London UK120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 651 San Diego US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Shenzhen China94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Palm Beach Gardens US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: 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 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: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 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: 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 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 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 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: 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 lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualParaguay: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMontenegro: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualNangarhar, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsAsuncion, Paraguay -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 30 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsRhode Island, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 26 outletsBeverly Hills, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalifornia, US -- disasters & accidents: 214 stories, carried by 198 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 41 stories, carried by 21 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

● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nangarhar Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Asuncion Paraguay about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Rhode Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Beverly Hills Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 13,718 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Health23% 9,075 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence15% 5,919 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,236 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,881 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,295 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,215 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 906 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 killed9,813 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,540 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people affected3,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,542 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees900 at about twice the usual rate · most about Mexico and Palestine Stories reporting abductions281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations248 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people displaced243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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