Senegal
34 of its 55 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Dakar accounted for 28 of Senegal's 34 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
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.
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 →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.
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.
Afghanistan
Kabul accounted for 126 of Afghanistan's 237 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
usually 22; 24 the day beforeStories 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.
- 25 in every 100 of the day's 120,878 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 22).
- Senegal: 34 of its 55 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
- Greece: 140 of its 353 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
- South Africa: 318 of its 1,071 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
- Afghanistan: Kabul accounted for 126 of Afghanistan's 237 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets.
- Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
- Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news.
- Mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual in Nigeria's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 4 March 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.
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 & violenceCountries 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 212Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Nashville US accidents & disasters · 611 stories, 1,433 outlets ● Tennessee US accidents & disasters · 144 stories, 266 outlets ● Idlib Syria attacks & violence · 207 stories, 237 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 126 stories, 197 outlets ● Ankara Türkiye people displaced · 104 stories, 219 outlets ● Merapi Indonesia accidents & disasters · 25 stories, 99 outlets ● Lesbos Greece people displaced · 56 stories, 91 outlets ● Kastanies Greece people displaced · 26 stories, 117 outletsThe 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 usualOf 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 rateStories 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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