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23,715 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 people displaced in Cabo Delgado, people killed in Norway and protests in Amman (Jordan). Mozambique's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMozambique 77 in 100 of its 81 stories, usually 49
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Norway

44 of its 128 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

81 of its 197 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Azerbaijan

26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Germany

236 of its 702 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Belgium

40 of its 114 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Brussels accounted for 33 of Belgium's 40 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Gas explosion was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 97 of Myanmar's 121 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. 85 of Yangon's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 26 of Yemen's 51 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 16 of Sanaa's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Papua New Guinea (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Bangladesh (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Ghana (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); gas explosion in Pakistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 26 the day before
29 in 10025 in 10015 Feb22 Feb1 Mar8 Mar16 Mar15 Feb: 27 in 10016 Feb: 27 in 10017 Feb: 27 in 10018 Feb: 26 in 10019 Feb: 26 in 10020 Feb: 28 in 10021 Feb: 29 in 10022 Feb: 26 in 10023 Feb: 26 in 10024 Feb: 25 in 10025 Feb: 25 in 10026 Feb: 25 in 10027 Feb: 27 in 10028 Feb: 28 in 1001 Mar: 25 in 1002 Mar: 26 in 1003 Mar: 25 in 1004 Mar: 25 in 1005 Mar: 25 in 1006 Mar: 26 in 1007 Mar: 27 in 1008 Mar: 25 in 1009 Mar: 25 in 10010 Mar: 25 in 10011 Mar: 26 in 10012 Mar: 26 in 10013 Mar: 27 in 10014 Mar: 28 in 10015 Mar: 26 in 10016 Mar: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 23,715 stories about harm among 94,911 counted on 16 Mar.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual in Papua New Guinea's news. of the day's 94,911 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. On 16 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 37 in every 100, against 25 today. Mozambique's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar87 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique77 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Latvia56 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 34 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 902 London UK149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 566 Yangon Myanmar85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Beijing China61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224

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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: 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 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: 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 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: 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: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi 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 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 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 lessMali: 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 lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 lessGhana: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 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 lessAksai Chin: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessSt 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: 67 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Venezuela: 48 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Uganda: 45 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Tunisia: 41 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Tanzania: 44 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sierra Leone: 55 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Rwanda: 49 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Romania: 38 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Philippines: 47 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Papua New Guinea: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 660 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Norway: 34 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nigeria: 37 in 100 of its 1,300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Niger: 74 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Netherlands: 35 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Mozambique: 77 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Mongolia: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Malawi: 39 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Lesotho: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Lebanon: 39 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Latvia: 56 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kyrgyzstan: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kuwait: 40 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Italy: 37 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Israel: 41 in 100 of its 560 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iceland: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 702 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Georgia: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Ethiopia: 41 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Estonia: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)El Salvador: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Czechia: 40 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cuba: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Hong Kong: 36 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Chile: 41 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Myanmar: 87 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Brazil: 43 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bolivia: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Belgium: 35 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Azerbaijan: 72 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)
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 25 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 87 in 100 of its 139 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Mozambique 77 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 57 in 100 of its 254 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 67 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 47 in 100 of its 663 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 54 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 13,022 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice21% 5,025 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,924 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence6% 1,466 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 830 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 636 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 355 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 247 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 killed5,741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations29 at about half 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.