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What the world's news said happened to people.
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14,387 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Almaty (Kazakhstan), illness in Tehran and refugees in Türkiye. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Syria →
Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostItaly 55 in 100 of its 638 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Kazakhstan

13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Almaty's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Health

Iran

266 of its 435 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tehran accounted for 124 of Iran's 266 stories about harm, carried by 382 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

185 of its 314 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

South Korea

225 of its 349 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Seoul accounted for 141 of South Korea's 225 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

62 of its 172 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 20 of Kastanies' 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories).

its stories →
Health

France

186 of its 647 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Nigeria

401 of its 957 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Ebola was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

India

1,068 of its 3,202 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 241 of Delhi's 466 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

Ireland

204 of its 728 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: dengue in Thailand (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 14,387 stories about harm among 56,983 counted on 1 Mar.

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In Thailand's news, mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Syria. 25 in every 100 of the day's 56,983 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. In Kazakhstan, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them. Over February, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in February 2019.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong66 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 53 · mostly health South Korea64 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 38 · mostly health China63 in 100 of its 1,772 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Iran61 in 100 of its 435 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 756 Idlib Syria38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Kabul Afghanistan28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Paris France28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Syria about 4 times as angry as the world's · 236 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as warm as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 266 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 185 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 7,277 stories · much more than usual (usually 42%) Rights & justice18% 2,580 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence11% 1,606 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,417 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 547 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 356 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 315 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 152 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 killed4,402 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,595 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting arrests1,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured876 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees276 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting evacuations192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill149 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced137 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions58 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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