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52,121 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 Kabul, illness in Jammu and a disaster in Puerto Rico drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about 6 times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 86 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGhana 64 in 100 of its 371 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Afghanistan

237 of its 303 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 171 of Afghanistan's 237 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Pakistan

420 of its 714 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hepatitis and hiv.

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Health

UK

3,992 of its 8,829 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Tsunami was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

Romania

55 of its 113 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Venezuela

86 of its 161 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Yemen

73 of its 93 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

New Zealand

406 of its 1,014 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Venezuela (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Syria (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Somalia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Brazil (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

41 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 32; 41 the day before
43 in 10022 in 10026 Feb4 Mar11 Mar18 Mar26 Mar26 Feb: 22 in 10027 Feb: 23 in 10028 Feb: 24 in 10029 Feb: 26 in 1001 Mar: 25 in 1002 Mar: 24 in 1003 Mar: 25 in 1004 Mar: 25 in 1005 Mar: 25 in 1006 Mar: 26 in 1007 Mar: 27 in 1008 Mar: 28 in 1009 Mar: 27 in 10010 Mar: 28 in 10011 Mar: 29 in 10012 Mar: 31 in 10013 Mar: 33 in 10014 Mar: 36 in 10015 Mar: 37 in 10016 Mar: 37 in 10017 Mar: 38 in 10018 Mar: 39 in 10019 Mar: 40 in 10020 Mar: 40 in 10021 Mar: 41 in 10022 Mar: 43 in 10023 Mar: 40 in 10024 Mar: 40 in 10025 Mar: 41 in 10026 Mar: 41 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 52,121 stories about harm among 128,197 counted on 26 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 41 in every 100 of the day's 128,197 stories, above the usual 32. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Venezuela's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen78 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran70 in 100 of its 456 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Philippines69 in 100 of its 772 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Kashmir66 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 46 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2881 Wuhan China75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 858 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1002 Beijing China28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Manhattan US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 54 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Yemen: 78 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Uzbekistan: 82 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Puerto Rico: 68 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)South Korea: 53 in 100 of its 486 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Singapore: 54 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Saudi Arabia: 66 in 100 of its 427 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Philippines: 69 in 100 of its 772 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Pakistan: 59 in 100 of its 714 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Nigeria: 63 in 100 of its 1,611 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Nepal: 57 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Mozambique: 86 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Mali: 65 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Kenya: 56 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Italy: 56 in 100 of its 1,201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Iraq: 58 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Iran: 70 in 100 of its 456 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Indonesia: 60 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Ghana: 64 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)China: 60 in 100 of its 3,623 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Bangladesh: 62 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Afghanistan: 78 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)China: 60 in 100 of its 3,623 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)Kashmir: 66 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 41)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 41 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 78 in 100 of its 303 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 69 in 100 of its 772 stories · mostly health ● Iran 70 in 100 of its 456 stories · mostly health ● Yemen 78 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly health ● Saudi Arabia 66 in 100 of its 427 stories · mostly health ● Nigeria 63 in 100 of its 1,611 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health86% 44,756 stories · much more than usual (usually 70%) Rights & justice4% 2,117 stories · much less than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents3% 1,391 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Conflict & violence2% 1,239 stories · less than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services2% 940 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given1% 675 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 497 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 288 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 killed11,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees181 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions92 at about two-thirds of 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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.