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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: no storiesU.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: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: 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 lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão 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: no storiesPakistan: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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: no storiesLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: 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 lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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: no storiesGuinea: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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 lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: no storiesLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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: near the world's share or lessZambia: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Yemen: 61 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Vietnam: 47 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Puerto Rico: 81 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Türkiye: 44 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Thailand: 38 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Syria: 77 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)South Korea: 54 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Somalia: 58 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Saudi Arabia: 55 in 100 of its 400 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Philippines: 44 in 100 of its 418 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Niger: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Moldova: 100 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Libya: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kyrgyzstan: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Kuwait: 45 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Italy: 61 in 100 of its 995 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Israel: 52 in 100 of its 544 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 77 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Iraq: 58 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Iran: 70 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Indonesia: 51 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Greece: 43 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Ethiopia: 66 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Egypt: 45 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Czechia: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)China: 65 in 100 of its 1,677 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Hong Kong: 64 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Cameroon: 74 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Cambodia: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Bulgaria: 65 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Bahrain: 43 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Argentina: 44 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Afghanistan: 55 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)China: 65 in 100 of its 1,677 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 77 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 77 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Palestine: 77 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)Maldives: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 28)
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 28 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

● Palestine 77 in 100 of its 162 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 77 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 65 in 100 of its 1,677 stories · mostly health ● Iran 70 in 100 of its 285 stories · mostly health ● Italy 61 in 100 of its 995 stories · mostly health ● Saudi Arabia 55 in 100 of its 400 stories · mostly health

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

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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