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What the world's news said happened to people.
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25,506 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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Violence in Baghdad, illness in Manila and protests in Lima (Peru) drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about 7 times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 81 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 67 in 100 of its 583 stories, usually 39
RegionCentral Asia 39 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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Conflict & violence

Iraq

191 of its 254 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Baghdad accounted for 156 of Iraq's 191 stories about harm, carried by 589 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about 7 times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

15 of its 45 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 10 of Lima's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

Idlib accounted for 39 of Syria's 69 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Spain

286 of its 632 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (125 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Indonesia

78 of its 130 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jakarta accounted for 50 of Indonesia's 78 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories).

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Health

New Zealand

249 of its 649 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). 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

Canada

839 of its 2,329 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

Italy

516 of its 948 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Egypt (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Syria (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ireland (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Spain (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

36 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 33 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 25,506 stories about harm among 70,306 counted on 14 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 36 in every 100 of the day's 70,306 stories, above the usual 24. It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed in all 1535 days held. For the fourth day running, the news turned to Iraq. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq75 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines67 in 100 of its 583 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Iran65 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 61 · mostly health China65 in 100 of its 1,953 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Syria62 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1642 Delhi India61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Wuhan China35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 490 Baghdad Iraq29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Paris France21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovakia: 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: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about 7 times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: 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'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 7 times as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 202 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Greece about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 217 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health81% 20,499 stories · much more than usual (usually 51%) Rights & justice7% 1,739 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents4% 998 stories · much less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence3% 880 stories · much less than usual (usually 9%) Shelter & services2% 514 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 438 stories · less than usual (usually 4%) Displacement1% 195 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood0% 123 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 killed5,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests892 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees90 at about half the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Greece Stories reporting people displaced74 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations73 at about half the usual rate · most about India and South Africa Stories reporting abductions59 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.