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14,417 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 Dakar (Senegal), violence in Mogadishu and the earthquake in New Zealand. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 97 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 52
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

38 of its 46 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dakar accounted for 30 of Senegal's 38 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 28 of Dakar's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

62 of its 64 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Mogadishu accounted for 49 of Somalia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

146 of its 372 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Japan

120 of its 515 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

101 of its 115 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Yangon accounted for 63 of Myanmar's 101 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. 61 of Yangon's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Paraguay

12 of its 16 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 5 of Asuncion's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

Sri Lanka

50 of its 128 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Marib accounted for 19 of Yemen's 28 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Sweden

69 of its 169 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Hungary

23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 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 6 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 14,417 stories about harm among 54,800 counted on 6 Mar.

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The news turned to Senegal for the second day running. 26 in every 100 of the day's 54,800 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Senegal, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. New Zealand's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual. On 6 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia97 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar88 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq61 in 100 of its 363 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 817 Yangon Myanmar61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Najaf Iraq49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Dublin Ireland33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry 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 more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry 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'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: 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

● Yemen few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as angry as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 7,873 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice20% 2,781 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,252 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence8% 1,069 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 531 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 315 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 267 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 165 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 killed4,216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected896 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations26 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Japan and New Zealand Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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