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11,251 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 Peshawar and Kyiv and wildfires in South Korea. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 48 in 100 of its 519 stories, usually 33
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

249 of its 519 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Peshawar accounted for 121 of Pakistan's 249 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Peshawar stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

63 of its 173 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Ukraine

1,467 of its 3,277 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kyiv accounted for 568 of Ukraine's 1,467 stories about harm, carried by 921 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (302 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Mali

17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Mondoro accounted for 12 of Mali's 17 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 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.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

895 of its 3,453 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

32 of its 108 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Poland

42 of its 114 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Romania

15 of its 36 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

12 of its 32 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Minsk's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Australia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Russia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in US (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 11,251 stories about harm among 47,910 counted on 5 Mar.

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Refugees were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. of the day's 47,910 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. South Korea's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Pakistan.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia56 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Hong Kong54 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan48 in 100 of its 519 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka46 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568 Moscow Russia100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442 Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 320 Islamabad Pakistan19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Ottawa Canada17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sEcuador: 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'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Mexico few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 895 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 1,467 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates few stories a little warmer than the world's · 32 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 4,156 stories · much less than usual (usually 48%) Rights & justice17% 1,875 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,733 stories · much more than usual (usually 10%) Disasters & accidents11% 1,240 stories · about as usual Displacement10% 1,074 stories · much more than usual (usually 3%) Food & livelihood4% 453 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 324 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 308 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 killed2,565 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,619 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people injured843 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees608 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations562 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Australia

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