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40,373 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 Juba (South Sudan), a disaster in Beira and refugees in Cyprus. North Macedonia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCosta Rica 66 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 23
RegionOceania 36 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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Protests & strikes

South Sudan

94 of its 121 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Juba accounted for 85 of South Sudan's 94 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 68 of Juba's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

615 of its 696 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Beira accounted for 526 of Mozambique's 615 stories about harm, carried by 494 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Cholera was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with malaria and respiratory illness. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Beira stories →
Displacement

Cyprus

46 of its 88 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Haiti

73 of its 99 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 60 of Haiti's 73 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

131 of its 140 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Managua accounted for 104 of Nicaragua's 131 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. 81 of Managua's 104 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

South Korea

254 of its 886 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (188 stories). Outbreaks were named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

233 of its 323 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Austria

70 of its 212 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 47 of Vienna's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

133 of its 165 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Hepatitis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Kenya (43 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Qatar (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Australia (132 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 40,373 stories about harm among 194,573 counted on 21 Mar.

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Mentions of plane crash ran about 6 times their usual in Kenya's news. of the day's 194,573 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 21 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today. South Sudan's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua94 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique88 in 100 of its 696 stories · usually 82 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen81 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan78 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala75 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US464 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1961 Ramallah Palestine241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 San Francisco US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 New York US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Gaza Palestine110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustralia: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● New Zealand about twice as angry as the world's · 1,816 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Cyprus few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● North Macedonia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as fearful as the world's · 333 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,717 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,122 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 7,936 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence18% 7,001 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,364 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,245 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 933 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 585 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 killed13,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced476 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mozambique and South Sudan Stories reporting refugees418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions389 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland

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.

● 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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