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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.

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: 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 lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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 readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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 lessCameroon: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 85 stories, carried by 93 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 90 stories, carried by 44 outletsScripps Clinic, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 20 outletsPottstown, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 25 outletsWaikato, New Zealand -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsDoha, Qatar -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAntalya, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 35 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

● Cyprus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● Finland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 85 stories ● Sopore Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 90 stories ● Scripps Clinic US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Pottstown US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Waikato New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories

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 →

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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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