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23,113 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 violence in Cabo Delgado, refugees in Afghanistan and people injured in Romania. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken 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 · about as usual Country that rose mostMozambique 88 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 67
RegionSoutheast Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

133 of its 151 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 41 of Mozambique's 133 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Cabo Delgado stories →
Health

Afghanistan

111 of its 194 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Polio was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

49 of its 156 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Thailand

127 of its 239 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Germany

252 of its 716 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

82 of its 154 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Vietnam

114 of its 277 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ecuador

25 of its 35 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

26 of its 58 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Australia (101 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ghana (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Syria (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in China (32 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 23,113 stories about harm among 92,501 counted on 30 Mar.

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Afghanistan's news mentioned the polio more than ten times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 92,501 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 30 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 41 in every 100, against 25 today. Mozambique stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 67%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique88 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar88 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 87 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda70 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Syria68 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 50 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 926 Atlanta US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 Beijing China50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Yangon Myanmar45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Myanmar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Tanzania about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Mozambique about three times as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 12,636 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 4,647 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,185 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,543 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 748 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 567 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 303 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 271 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 killed5,958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,822 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees232 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced169 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Mozambique Stories reporting abductions164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations127 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mozambique Stories reporting people falling ill25 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 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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