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51,075 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, violence in Kabul and deaths in St Vincent. Afghanistan's coverage was about 6 times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 87 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGhana 63 in 100 of its 374 stories, usually 33
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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

188 of its 269 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dhaka accounted for 86 of Bangladesh's 188 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

323 of its 409 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 274 of Afghanistan's 323 stories about harm, carried by 360 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
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Health

Brazil

160 of its 310 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Flu was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Uganda

76 of its 124 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Libya

61 of its 78 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tripoli accounted for 50 of Libya's 61 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Russia

434 of its 912 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Spain

462 of its 921 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Ukraine

107 of its 213 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Syria (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Brazil (45 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Somalia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Russia (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (49 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

41 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 51,075 stories about harm among 125,043 counted on 25 Mar.

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Of the day's 125,043 news stories, 41 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 31. Syria's news mentioned Covid about 5 times as often as usual. On 26 March 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 41 today. In Bangladesh, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique80 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 409 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Syria74 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Sudan71 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 49 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3038 Wuhan China53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 779 Delhi India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 702 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1077 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'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'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 6 times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Afghanistan about 6 times as angry as the world's · 323 stories about harm ● Spain about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 462 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Mozambique about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health87% 44,082 stories · much more than usual (usually 68%) Rights & justice4% 2,024 stories · much less than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents3% 1,437 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Conflict & violence2% 1,106 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services2% 893 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given1% 676 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 380 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 257 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 killed11,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees177 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting evacuations172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting abductions72 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Afghanistan

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
● Warmtha little more than usual
● Griefa little less than 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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