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40,627 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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Drownings in Malta, deaths in Solola and a disaster in Dhaka drew the news. Guatemala's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalta 74 in 100 of its 650 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Rights & justice

Malta

478 of its 650 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Valletta accounted for 446 of Malta's 478 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (161 stories). Drownings were named in 173 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Guatemala

172 of its 187 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Solola accounted for 102 of Guatemala's 172 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Solola stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

635 of its 1,008 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 546 of Bangladesh's 635 stories about harm, carried by 494 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (339 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

50 of its 74 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 20 of Croix-des-Bouquets' 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Croix-des-Bouquets stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Iran

156 of its 389 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Comoros

62 of its 88 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 37 of Anjouan's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

278 of its 324 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 256 of Somalia's 278 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kazakhstan

32 of its 89 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

29 of its 50 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 5 of Bali's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Italy

255 of its 946 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories). Drownings were named in 112 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Italy (112 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Laos (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Liberia (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (171 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Thailand (17 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 28 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 40,627 stories about harm among 203,871 counted on 28 Mar.

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In Malta, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 203,871 stories, as usual. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. On 28 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala92 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 35 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Somalia86 in 100 of its 324 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo82 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Mozambique82 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen78 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2055 Charlottesville US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Washington US211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1516 Ramallah Palestine197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Paris France180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 Arab Emirates: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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 lessQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 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: 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: 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 lessFrance: 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 93 stories, carried by 75 outletsYancheng, China -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 22 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsInverness, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 103 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 38 outletsMeerut, India -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 42 outletsAbu Samak, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 93 stories ● Yancheng China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Kupwara Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Warsaw Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Inverness UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 13,318 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 8,676 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,540 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,645 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,580 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,411 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 840 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 657 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 killed12,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees671 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Malta and Italy Stories reporting abductions441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations311 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced289 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mozambique and the US Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore

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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