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20,597 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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Protests in Bangkok (Thailand), extreme cold in Norway and violence in Bamako drew the news. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Norway and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorway 89 in 100 of its 1,432 stories, usually 18
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

241 of its 1,092 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 144 of Bangkok's 207 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (184 stories). Landslides were named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

1,268 of its 1,432 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (455 stories). Extreme cold was named in 643 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

269 of its 281 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Bamako accounted for 128 of Mali's 269 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

69 of its 187 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Avalanche was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

173 of its 253 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 59 of Baghdad's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

569 of its 606 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 85%. Beira accounted for 512 of Mozambique's 569 stories about harm, carried by 522 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 314 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with malaria and outbreaks.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

44 of its 56 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Volcanic eruption was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

68 of its 69 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. 3 of Managua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

New Zealand

852 of its 1,341 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Mozambique (314 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Ecuador (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (73 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Bahamas (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 24 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 20,597 stories about harm among 102,994 counted on 24 Mar.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Norway and the US. of the day's 102,994 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 24 March 2018, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Thailand's news was 22% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua99 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Mali96 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique94 in 100 of its 606 stories · usually 85 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia91 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 74 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Norway89 in 100 of its 1,432 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Stavanger Norway318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 618 Bangkok Thailand144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Gaza Palestine107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Monroeville US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about twice its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about twice its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about twice its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMichigan State Police, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBerlin, Germany -- rights & justice: 50 stories, carried by 49 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 118 stories, carried by 112 outletsShawano Lake, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- rights & justice: 207 stories, carried by 191 outletsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 14 outletsTaj Mahal, India -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 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

● Nicaragua warmth about twice usual ● Türkiye warmth about twice usual ● Ecuador warmth about twice usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bangui Central African Republic about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Michigan State Police US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Berlin Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 50 stories ● Istanbul Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 118 stories ● Shawano Lake US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 5,110 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents24% 4,912 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence21% 4,199 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,483 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,321 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 555 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 500 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 240 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 killed7,082 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,783 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Norway and the US Stories reporting people injured2,202 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Norway and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,725 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations910 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Norway and the US Stories reporting abductions272 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and India Stories reporting people displaced188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees156 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting people falling ill30 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.

● 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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