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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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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: 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: 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 readHeard & McDonald Islands: 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: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEstonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualNanaimo, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 22 outletsMinneapolis, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 56 outletsVienna, Austria -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- displacement: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsMaryland, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 132 stories, carried by 145 outletsLisbon, Portugal -- other: 27 stories, carried by 27 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 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 ● Qatar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cayman Islands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nanaimo Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Minneapolis US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Vienna Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 22 stories ● Winnipeg Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 15 stories

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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