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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 lessTunisia: 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessRussia: 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 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 lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: 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: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessDominican Republic: 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 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 71 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Vietnam: 42 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Puerto Rico: 53 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Türkiye: 50 in 100 of its 482 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Taiwan: 44 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 74 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sudan: 40 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Korea: 55 in 100 of its 683 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Somalia: 42 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Singapore: 34 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Senegal: 62 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Saudi Arabia: 38 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 762 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 1,521 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nicaragua: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Libya: 44 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Latvia: 41 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Italy: 51 in 100 of its 1,153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iraq: 50 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iran: 59 in 100 of its 676 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Indonesia: 48 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)India: 33 in 100 of its 5,709 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Greece: 40 in 100 of its 353 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)DR Congo: 88 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Congo: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)China: 60 in 100 of its 4,092 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Hong Kong: 53 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Burkina Faso: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 427 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)China: 60 in 100 of its 4,092 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 102 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 74 in 100 of its 343 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 60 in 100 of its 4,092 stories · mostly health ● Iran 59 in 100 of its 676 stories · mostly health ● South Korea 55 in 100 of its 683 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 56 in 100 of its 427 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Italy 51 in 100 of its 1,153 stories · mostly health

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

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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