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24,117 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 Caracas (Venezuela), people killed in Congo and plane crash in Colombia. Congo's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCongo 83 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 53
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

381 of its 708 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 311 of Venezuela's 381 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. 165 of Caracas' 311 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Power cuts were named in 107 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Congo

162 of its 195 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (143 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

54 of its 85 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Plane crash was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

356 of its 423 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Hypothermia was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

95 of its 207 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kiev accounted for 72 of Ukraine's 95 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 65 of Kiev's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (68 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

55 of its 64 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Managua accounted for 50 of Nicaragua's 55 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 30 of Managua's 50 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

33 of its 90 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 28 of Buenos Aires' 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

23 of its 46 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

47 of its 147 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

834 of its 1,492 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (123 stories). Outbreaks were named in 111 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Malawi (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (111 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in UK (126 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Malaysia (13 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 9 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 24,117 stories about harm among 117,958 counted on 9 Mar.

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Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in Colombia's news. of the day's 117,958 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Venezuela. In Venezuela, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Syria84 in 100 of its 423 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Congo83 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Sudan75 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Yemen70 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US501 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1880 Caracas Venezuela165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 744 Kafr Qaddum Palestine143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Jordan Valley Israel93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: 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 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 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: 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: 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 readMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 lessHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: 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: 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 readDR 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: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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 lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualDetroit, US -- disasters & accidents: 45 stories, carried by 51 outletsPort Harcourt, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsMunich, Germany -- health: 32 stories, carried by 52 outletsUkhia, Bangladesh -- shelter & services: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 64 stories, carried by 44 outletsSouth Carolina, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 57 outletsVienna, Austria -- other: 24 stories, carried by 37 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 42 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

● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Detroit US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 45 stories ● Port Harcourt Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Munich Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Ukhia Bangladesh about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 16 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 64 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 8,294 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Health19% 4,513 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,924 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,832 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,215 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 808 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 720 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 374 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 killed6,904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,679 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected2,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees387 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions271 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced125 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about half 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 harsher 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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