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31,672 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 rights and justice in Lima, illness in Tehran and volcanic eruption in Nicaragua. Peru's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 46 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 18
RegionNorth America 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Peru

72 of its 155 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Lima accounted for 51 of Peru's 72 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Health

Iran

331 of its 492 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tehran accounted for 161 of Iran's 331 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

United Arab Emirates

115 of its 366 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Dubai accounted for 104 of the United Arab Emirates' 115 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Health

Hong Kong

193 of its 266 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Hung Hom accounted for 75 of Hong Kong's 193 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

South Africa

379 of its 1,155 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Illness was named in 92 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

US

10,495 of its 38,242 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (119 stories). Food poisoning was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

India

1,740 of its 5,812 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Flu was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Palestine

96 of its 181 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in South Africa (92 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Azerbaijan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in France (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (15 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 5 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 31,672 stories about harm among 124,784 counted on 5 Mar.

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Peru stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 25 in every 100 of the day's 124,784 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Nicaragua's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 6 March 2019, 19 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 →

Syria75 in 100 of its 452 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong73 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Iran67 in 100 of its 492 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 500 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence China61 in 100 of its 4,191 stories · usually 64 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 784 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1287 Idlib Syria54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568 New York US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readCayman 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sMyanmar: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNauru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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 · 338 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 316 stories about harm ● Peru about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Switzerland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 331 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 18,846 stories · much more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice16% 5,108 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents9% 2,846 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence7% 2,070 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 893 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 713 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 565 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 339 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 killed8,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees385 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting abductions254 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and India Stories reporting people displaced242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations220 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill200 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.