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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,754 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 Kyiv, abductions in South Sudan and flooding in Australia. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Australia → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 46 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 26
RegionOceania 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

2,544 of its 6,014 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kyiv accounted for 1,118 of Ukraine's 2,544 stories about harm, carried by 991 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

24 of its 33 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

571 of its 1,720 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Flooding was named in 212 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and power cuts.

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

Palestine

Jenin accounted for 24 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

47 of its 103 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

54 of its 137 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

25 of its 47 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

9 of its 14 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 3 of Tocoa's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

24 of its 37 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 10 of Khartoum's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in India (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in US (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 19,754 stories about harm among 87,442 counted on 1 Mar.

Read the day's briefing

Refugees were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. 23 in every 100 of the day's 87,442 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Australia's news mentioned flooding about 6 times as often as usual. On 1 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. Over February, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 in February 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria70 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong60 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 56 · mostly displacement Palestine53 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal50 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 34 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1118 Washington US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 731 Moscow Russia132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502 Kharkiv Ukraine44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 492 Wellington New Zealand27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: 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 fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 16 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 2,544 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,656 stories · much less than usual (usually 50%) Rights & justice16% 3,161 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 2,696 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,966 stories · about as usual Displacement7% 1,274 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Food & livelihood4% 719 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 638 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 459 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 killed4,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,026 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting arrests1,265 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees520 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations424 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Australia Stories reporting people displaced184 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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

● Angera little more than 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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