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What the world's news said happened to people.
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39,411 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 violence in Baghdad, illness in Manila and protests in Caracas (Venezuela). Iraq's coverage was about 5 times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 77 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 82 in 100 of its 415 stories, usually 53
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Conflict & violence

Iraq

339 of its 415 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Baghdad accounted for 274 of Iraq's 339 stories about harm, carried by 698 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Health

Philippines

525 of its 860 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Manila accounted for 212 of the Philippines' 525 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (143 stories). Dengue was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Australia

1,236 of its 3,332 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Luxembourg

49 of its 104 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Schengen accounted for 43 of Luxembourg's 49 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

India

1,956 of its 5,359 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (63 stories). Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with bird flu.

its stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

216 of its 467 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Iran

363 of its 514 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tehran accounted for 169 of Iran's 363 stories about harm, carried by 363 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Czechia

47 of its 114 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Cuba (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Egypt (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Israel (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Saudi Arabia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tuberculosis in South Africa (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 29 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 39,411 stories about harm among 126,732 counted on 12 Mar.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 10 September 2017. of the day's 126,732 news stories, 31 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iraq.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq82 in 100 of its 415 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iran71 in 100 of its 514 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Syria68 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Philippines61 in 100 of its 860 stories · usually 36 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 590 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2294 Baghdad Iraq57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Chicago US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Wuhan China32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 906

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about 5 times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Iraq about 5 times as angry as the world's · 339 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 363 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 1,236 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health77% 30,020 stories · much more than usual (usually 49%) Rights & justice10% 3,725 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents5% 1,828 stories · much less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence4% 1,556 stories · much less than usual (usually 9%) Shelter & services2% 680 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 670 stories · less than usual (usually 4%) Displacement1% 352 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 314 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 killed8,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,775 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,019 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees232 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people falling ill218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations200 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people displaced125 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US

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.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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