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13,829 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 volcanic eruption in Iceland, illness in Paris and protests in Istanbul (Türkiye). Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 88 in 100 of its 182 stories, usually 41
RegionOceania 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

160 of its 182 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reykjavik accounted for 99 of Iceland's 160 stories about harm, carried by 406 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 140 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Reykjavik stories →
Health

France

114 of its 376 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Paris accounted for 76 of France's 114 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

114 of its 252 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Istanbul accounted for 66 of Türkiye's 114 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. 33 of Istanbul's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

30 of its 36 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Japan

215 of its 668 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Earthquake was named in 144 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tsunami and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 27 of Myanmar's 47 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 26 of Yangon's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

298 of its 870 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Flooding was named in 126 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, storms and tornadoes.

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Health

Denmark

27 of its 57 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

65 of its 142 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Finland

29 of its 65 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (144 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Australia (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Uganda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Saudi Arabia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Myanmar (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 13,829 stories about harm among 51,903 counted on 20 Mar.

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In Iceland, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 51,903 stories, as usual. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 4 times their usual in Iceland's news. A year earlier, on 20 March 2020, 40 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland88 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar72 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 86 · mostly rights & justice Syria58 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines51 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Iraq46 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Atlanta US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 London UK67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Istanbul Türkiye33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Yangon Myanmar26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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 readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 twice as angry as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Japan about twice as fearful as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Tanzania few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Mozambique few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 13 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 7,102 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,026 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,453 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 925 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 582 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 283 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 162 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 149 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 killed4,152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured759 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions92 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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