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28,441 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 illness in Dhaka, protests in Mexico City (Mexico) and people injured in Pakistan. Mexico's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 64 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 74 in 100 of its 189 stories, usually 44
RegionNorth America 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Bangladesh

165 of its 301 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 102 of Bangladesh's 165 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

135 of its 372 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 61 of Mexico City's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

298 of its 689 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Austria

41 of its 109 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Avalanche was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Russia

442 of its 1,234 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (154 stories). Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

86 of its 146 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Italy

887 of its 1,669 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malawi

31 of its 69 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 6 of Lilongwe's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Health

Saudi Arabia

463 of its 1,025 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ireland (129 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Austria (16 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); poisoning in Iran (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Russia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Canada (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 28 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 28,441 stories about harm among 105,327 counted on 9 Mar.

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27 in every 100 of the day's 105,327 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. In Ireland's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. On 10 March 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 27 today. Bangladesh's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine74 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq65 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia63 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 36 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Iran60 in 100 of its 458 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Syria60 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1349 Delhi India77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 Milan Italy65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Mexico City Mexico61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Moscow Russia47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDera Ismail Khan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsReban, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsIndian Wells, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 25 outletsRichland, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 19 outletsSapedar, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 54 outletsBelfast, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 97 stories, carried by 250 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 61 stories, carried by 106 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Dera Ismail Khan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Reban Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Indian Wells US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Richland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Sapedar Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health64% 18,145 stories · much more than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice14% 3,971 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents8% 2,191 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence6% 1,793 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 904 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 535 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 380 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 260 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 killed7,638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,851 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations138 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and North Korea Stories reporting abductions124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill121 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
● Feara little more than 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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