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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: 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 lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChernivtsi, Ukraine -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 22 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsArizona, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 20 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 17 outletsBerlin, Germany -- displacement: 23 stories, carried by 28 outletsVaranasi, India -- displacement: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 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

● Chernivtsi Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 14 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 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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