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25,144 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Yangon (Myanmar), the hurricane in Jamaica and rights and justice in Damascus. Jamaica's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGhana 44 in 100 of its 620 stories, usually 31
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

131 of its 152 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Yangon accounted for 87 of Myanmar's 131 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 86 of Yangon's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Health

Jamaica

109 of its 250 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

77 of its 122 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Damascus accounted for 34 of Syria's 77 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

193 of its 389 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Mozambique

21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

66 of its 110 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tigray accounted for 50 of Ethiopia's 66 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ghana

273 of its 620 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

747 of its 1,593 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Health

Rwanda

28 of its 40 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Kenya

80 of its 248 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Yemen (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Australia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 25,144 stories about harm among 96,835 counted on 2 Mar.

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For the fifth day running, the news turned to Myanmar. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 96,835 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Indonesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 8 times their usual. On 2 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar86 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Yemen71 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Iraq60 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1302 Yangon Myanmar86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Delhi India69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Moscow Russia56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 New York US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualWellington, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 12 outletsHonolulu, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 19 outletsMaine, US -- health: 29 stories, carried by 38 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 37 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 28 stories, carried by 17 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 23 stories, carried by 87 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Honolulu US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 14,048 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice20% 5,063 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,942 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence7% 1,624 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 937 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 630 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 401 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 274 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 killed5,957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions390 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations57 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about the usual rate

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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