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39,251 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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Deaths in Cayman, violence in Hajjah and drownings in Brazil drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCayman Islands 74 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 16
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cayman Islands

76 of its 103 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Cayman accounted for 75 of the Cayman Islands' 76 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Cayman Islands over 30 days → its stories → Cayman stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

158 of its 187 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Hajjah accounted for 79 of Yemen's 158 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hajjah stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

225 of its 593 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (133 stories). Drownings were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Congo

82 of its 97 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. the Congo River accounted for 58 of Congo's 82 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Uruguay

33 of its 41 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Montevideo accounted for 31 of Uruguay's 33 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Estonia

46 of its 92 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 8 of Tallinn's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Health

Guatemala

86 of its 154 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

37 of its 66 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

26 of its 71 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Mozambique (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Colombia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Italy (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Uganda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in New Zealand (32 of its stories, about 7 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 12 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 39,251 stories about harm among 201,948 counted on 12 Mar.

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The Cayman Islands' news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 201,948 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to the Cayman Islands for the second day running. Mentions of power cuts ran about 7 times their usual in Venezuela's news. A year earlier, on 12 March 2018, 23 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 →

Congo85 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 614 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia77 in 100 of its 3,164 stories · usually 67 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Mali76 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499 Caracas Venezuela203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 804 Washington US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1529 New York US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 Xinjiang China85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful 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'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEstonia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Belgium about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Estonia few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 539 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 473 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,523 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health21% 8,281 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,222 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given13% 5,034 stories · much more than usual (usually 6%) Conflict & violence13% 4,971 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Shelter & services5% 1,777 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 868 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 865 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 killed13,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,901 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced453 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions215 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations193 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about the usual rate

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.

● 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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