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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 lessSomalia: 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 lessPortugal: 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 readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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 lessEast 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 lessUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualGuadalajara, Mexico -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsFair Isle, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 29 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 19 outletsKobuleti, Georgia -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 23 outletsMontana, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsBanaras, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsWest Haven, US -- health: 125 stories, carried by 103 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- other: 23 stories, carried by 16 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Guadalajara Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 10 stories ● Fair Isle UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Kobuleti Georgia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Montana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

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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