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26,656 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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Extreme cold in Croatia, protests in Havana (Cuba) and people killed in the UK drew the news. Croatia'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 86 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 86 in 100 of its 183 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Disasters & accidents

Croatia

157 of its 183 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Zagreb accounted for 156 of Croatia's 157 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Extreme cold was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

36 of its 49 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 9 of Havana's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Ebola was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Health

UK

1,831 of its 3,982 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (606 stories). Tsunami was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

41 of its 58 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 12 of la Modelo's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → La Modelo stories →
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Health

Spain

282 of its 546 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

US

9,054 of its 18,454 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (531 stories). Malaria was named in 132 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with west nile virus.

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Health

Romania

29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

151 of its 363 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Dubai accounted for 138 of the United Arab Emirates' 151 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories).

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Health

Uganda

50 of its 89 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Health

Libya

34 of its 44 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tripoli accounted for 28 of Libya's 34 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Uganda (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Germany (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Nigeria (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in China (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); malaria in US (132 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

43 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 26,656 stories about harm among 61,655 counted on 22 Mar.

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Of the day's 61,655 news stories, 43 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 29. the share of stories about people being harmed was the highest in all 1543 days held. Croatia's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. In Cuba's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Iraq, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Croatia86 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents North Korea80 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Iran79 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Syria73 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Colombia71 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 31 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1347 Delhi India45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 526 Wuhan China35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Zagreb Croatia17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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 readPapua 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'sNigeria: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBermuda: 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

● Italy about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 643 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Croatia about twice as fearful as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 282 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health86% 22,835 stories · much more than usual (usually 63%) Rights & justice4% 1,005 stories · much less than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents4% 963 stories · less than usual (usually 8%) Conflict & violence2% 510 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Shelter & services2% 478 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 447 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 165 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 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 killed7,393 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured914 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people displaced91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting abductions47 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.