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30,565 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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The day's news pointed at illness in Dakar, drownings in Greece and refugees in South Africa. Afghanistan's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 62 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 18
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Displacement

Greece

140 of its 353 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

318 of its 1,071 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Drought was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

United Arab Emirates

102 of its 364 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Dubai accounted for 87 of the United Arab Emirates' 102 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

South Korea

375 of its 683 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Seoul accounted for 155 of South Korea's 375 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

Indonesia

166 of its 344 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

US

9,846 of its 36,733 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Tornadoes were named in 917 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, power cuts and bird flu.

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Health

Brazil

75 of its 254 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and heavy rain.

its stories →
Displacement

Türkiye

241 of its 482 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Brazil (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (917 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Germany (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 3 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 30,565 stories about harm among 120,878 counted on 3 Mar.

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Senegal's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 120,878 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria74 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal62 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 18 · mostly health China60 in 100 of its 4,092 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Iran59 in 100 of its 676 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 427 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 884 Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1272 Jerusalem Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Los Angeles US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Tehran Iran43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: 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'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier 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'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNauru: 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 three times as angry as the world's · 254 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 237 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 396 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Egypt about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 17,447 stories · much more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice16% 4,858 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents11% 3,262 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence7% 2,092 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 969 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 755 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 537 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 290 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 killed8,993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,042 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees441 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting people displaced287 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations175 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill151 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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