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40,119 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 Manila, violence in Baghdad and protests in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). Iraq's coverage was about 7 times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 81 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 66 in 100 of its 779 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 45 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

Philippines

517 of its 779 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Manila accounted for 210 of the Philippines' 517 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (162 stories). Flu was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Manila stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

305 of its 389 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 229 of Iraq's 305 stories about harm, carried by 648 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about 7 times as angry as the world's.

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

New Zealand

259 of its 714 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Measles was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Egypt

111 of its 235 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Nepal

126 of its 203 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Earthquake was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with avalanche.

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Health

Israel

216 of its 422 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

India

2,110 of its 5,319 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Iran

Tehran accounted for 144 of Iran's 288 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Egypt (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Malaysia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Kenya (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

33 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 31 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 40,119 stories about harm among 121,276 counted on 13 Mar.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed in all 1534 days held. Stories about people being harmed made up 33 in every 100 of the day's 121,276 stories, above the usual 24. It was the second day running that the news turned to the Philippines. In Nepal's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq78 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Philippines66 in 100 of its 779 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Iran65 in 100 of its 440 stories · usually 60 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2219 Baghdad Iraq90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Delhi India80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 633 Wuhan China51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 930 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: 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 readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: 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'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 angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about 7 times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 7 times as angry as the world's · 305 stories about harm ● Iran about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 288 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 259 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 11 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health81% 32,158 stories · much more than usual (usually 50%) Rights & justice8% 3,023 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents4% 1,641 stories · much less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence3% 1,343 stories · much less than usual (usually 9%) Shelter & services2% 651 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given1% 580 stories · less than usual (usually 4%) Displacement1% 297 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 212 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 killed7,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,373 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured939 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees166 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting evacuations145 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people displaced143 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions80 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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 half 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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