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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.

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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

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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.

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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 lessLebanon: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readJammu & 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 201 stories, carried by 454 outletsKolkata, India -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 33 outletsIowa, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 21 stories, carried by 115 outletsSouth Bend, US -- health: 41 stories, carried by 98 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 145 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 201 stories ● Kolkata India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● South Bend US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 41 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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