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15,762 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 news turned to people killed in Argentina, the avalanche in Austria and violence in Jenin. Palestine's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 77 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Health

Argentina

27 of its 62 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

43 of its 120 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Avalanche was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Italy

611 of its 995 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

281 of its 544 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 194 of Israel's 281 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Netherlands

34 of its 92 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

70 of its 164 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 of Lesbos' 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Health

Russia

139 of its 402 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Iran

199 of its 285 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tehran accounted for 104 of Iran's 199 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in South Africa (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Iraq (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Malaysia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 15,762 stories about harm among 56,102 counted on 8 Mar.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 4 August 2019. 28 in every 100 of the day's 56,102 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Austria's news, mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual. Argentina stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. This week the news turned most often to Greece, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine77 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Iran70 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 35 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given China65 in 100 of its 1,677 stories · usually 63 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Washington US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 709 Riyadh Saudi Arabia47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Wuhan China27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than 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'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than 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'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier 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

● Palestine about twice as fearful as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 281 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 9,211 stories · much more than usual (usually 45%) Rights & justice17% 2,599 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,412 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence8% 1,211 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 487 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 323 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 217 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 153 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 killed4,816 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people affected1,598 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting arrests1,063 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured756 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations76 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions74 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
● Griefabout as 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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