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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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

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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualRhode Island, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 32 outletsDoncaster, UK -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsAsaba, Nigeria -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 19 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 77 outletsHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- health: 22 stories, carried by 34 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Rhode Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 36 stories ● Doncaster UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Asaba Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Xinjiang China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

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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