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29,827 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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Violence in Tunis, illness in Tehran and rights and justice in Dubai drew the news. Tunisia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 88 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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 →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

136 of its 155 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tunis accounted for 120 of Tunisia's 136 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Health

Iran

288 of its 392 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tehran accounted for 154 of Iran's 288 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Displacement

Türkiye

200 of its 381 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

315 of its 447 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 223 of Afghanistan's 315 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Bhutan

46 of its 63 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Thimphu accounted for 42 of Bhutan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

71 of its 246 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

South Africa

367 of its 982 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

73 of its 189 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

20 of its 25 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Thailand (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Pakistan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in UK (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in India (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in China (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 29,827 stories about harm among 114,431 counted on 6 Mar.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 1 September 2019. of the day's 114,431 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Tunisia stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Thailand's news. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia88 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 20 · mostly conflict & violence Iran73 in 100 of its 392 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Bhutan73 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 15 · mostly health Syria71 in 100 of its 385 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 590 Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1472 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 513 Idlib Syria46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Alabama US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: 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'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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'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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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 readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as angry as the world's · 315 stories about harm ● Tunisia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 274 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 288 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 17,783 stories · much more than usual (usually 44%) Rights & justice16% 4,776 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents9% 2,601 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence7% 1,999 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 875 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 638 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 530 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 321 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 killed8,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees394 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting abductions294 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Canada Stories reporting people displaced241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations145 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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