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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.

its stories →
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

usually 26; 25 the day before
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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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: no storiesIsle 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: 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 lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 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 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: no storiesLebanon: 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: no storiesKenya: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessPalestine: 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 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 lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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: no storiesGreenland: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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 storiesYemen: 68 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Türkiye: 42 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Tunisia: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Thailand: 39 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Sweden: 41 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Sri Lanka: 39 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Somalia: 97 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Senegal: 83 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Rwanda: 56 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Philippines: 41 in 100 of its 380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Peru: 44 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Paraguay: 75 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Papua New Guinea: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Nigeria: 38 in 100 of its 825 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)New Zealand: 39 in 100 of its 372 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Mexico: 37 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Mali: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Malawi: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Latvia: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Jamaica: 38 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Iraq: 61 in 100 of its 363 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Indonesia: 40 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Hungary: 64 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Guinea: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Ethiopia: 58 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Djibouti: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Côte d’Ivoire: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Chile: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Cameroon: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Myanmar: 88 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Brazil: 43 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Bangladesh: 42 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)
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 26 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

● Myanmar 88 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Somalia 97 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 61 in 100 of its 363 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 61 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 58 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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