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39,449 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 deaths in Sao Paulo, illness in San Juan la Laguna and protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Brazil's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 71 in 100 of its 911 stories, usually 28
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 45 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

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Brazil

643 of its 911 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sao Paulo accounted for 498 of Brazil's 643 stories about harm, carried by 566 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Sao Paulo stories →
Health

Guatemala

72 of its 95 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. San Juan la Laguna accounted for 45 of Guatemala's 72 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → San Juan la Laguna stories →
Shelter & services

Kenya

374 of its 837 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Nairobi accounted for 322 of Kenya's 374 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (282 stories). Hurricane was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Afghanistan

311 of its 460 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 188 of Afghanistan's 311 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Malaysia

213 of its 857 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

China

616 of its 3,328 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (249 stories). HIV was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Australia

1,121 of its 4,607 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (185 stories). Overdoses were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cayman Islands

78 of its 106 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Cayman accounted for 77 of the Cayman Islands' 78 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (73 stories).

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Rights & justice

Georgia

40 of its 78 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Nigeria (350 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Italy (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); measles in New Zealand (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in UK (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in China (34 of its stories, about 4 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 13 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 39,449 stories about harm among 201,019 counted on 13 Mar.

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In Nigeria's news, mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 201,019 stories, as usual. Brazil's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. For the second day running, the news turned to Brazil. On 13 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala76 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Ethiopia74 in 100 of its 2,970 stories · usually 70 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Cayman Islands74 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 22 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria72 in 100 of its 604 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil71 in 100 of its 911 stories · usually 28 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US397 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1691 Jerusalem Israel141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 591 London UK128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Riyadh Saudi Arabia112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Caracas Venezuela91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: 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'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'sSingapore: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer 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 a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than 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 about twice as fearful as 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 warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiechtenstein: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 643 stories about harm ● Italy about three times as angry as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 419 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 360 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 435 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,940 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 7,902 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,930 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given13% 5,219 stories · much more than usual (usually 6%) Conflict & violence12% 4,620 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Shelter & services4% 1,692 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 753 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 751 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 killed13,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,567 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees358 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations190 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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.

● 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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