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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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

usually 23; 23 the day before
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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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: no storiesCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: no storiesBolivia: no storiesBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 43 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 3,277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 71 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Trinidad & Tobago: 44 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tonga: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 37 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 46 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Korea: 36 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Singapore: 36 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Romania: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 37 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 48 in 100 of its 519 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 74 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 39 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 56 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 34 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 56 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 54 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 3,277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Pakistan 48 in 100 of its 519 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 56 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly health ● Ukraine 45 in 100 of its 3,277 stories · mostly displacement ● Afghanistan 52 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 54 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly health ● Philippines 40 in 100 of its 282 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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.