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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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).

its stories →
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
26 in 10020 in 1001 Feb8 Feb15 Feb22 Feb1 Mar1 Feb: 21 in 1002 Feb: 23 in 1003 Feb: 21 in 1004 Feb: 21 in 1005 Feb: 20 in 1006 Feb: 21 in 1007 Feb: 21 in 1008 Feb: 22 in 1009 Feb: 23 in 10010 Feb: 21 in 10011 Feb: 20 in 10012 Feb: 20 in 10013 Feb: 20 in 10014 Feb: 20 in 10015 Feb: 22 in 10016 Feb: 23 in 10017 Feb: 21 in 10018 Feb: 20 in 10019 Feb: 20 in 10020 Feb: 20 in 10021 Feb: 20 in 10022 Feb: 21 in 10023 Feb: 21 in 10024 Feb: 21 in 10025 Feb: 22 in 10026 Feb: 22 in 10027 Feb: 23 in 10028 Feb: 24 in 10029 Feb: 26 in 1001 Mar: 25 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: no storiesMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: no storiesBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Vietnam: 38 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Puerto Rico: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Türkiye: 59 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Tunisia: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Thailand: 46 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Taiwan: 48 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 76 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Korea: 64 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 476 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)North Korea: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nigeria: 42 in 100 of its 957 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Lebanon: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kuwait: 56 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kazakhstan: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Japan: 32 in 100 of its 552 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Italy: 55 in 100 of its 638 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 558 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iran: 61 in 100 of its 435 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)India: 33 in 100 of its 3,202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Greece: 36 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Dominican Republic: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)China: 63 in 100 of its 1,772 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Hong Kong: 66 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Myanmar: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Armenia: 47 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Algeria: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 506 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)China: 63 in 100 of its 1,772 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Macao: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 25 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 76 in 100 of its 311 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 63 in 100 of its 1,772 stories · mostly health ● South Korea 64 in 100 of its 349 stories · mostly health ● Iran 61 in 100 of its 435 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 60 in 100 of its 506 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 59 in 100 of its 314 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.