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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 50 outletsUtah, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsVermont, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 24 outletsBelfast, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 130 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 27 stories, carried by 13 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 27 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 19 stories, carried by 23 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Belfast UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

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