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9,500 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 news turned to violence in Kyiv, wildfires in South Korea and refugees in Romania. Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 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 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 48 in 100 of its 3,073 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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

Ukraine

1,473 of its 3,073 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kyiv accounted for 633 of Ukraine's 1,473 stories about harm, carried by 972 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (268 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Health

South Korea

51 of its 158 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Russia

728 of its 2,691 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

43 of its 60 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Damascus accounted for 16 of Syria's 43 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

30 of its 37 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Sanaa accounted for 17 of Yemen's 30 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

37 of its 71 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Poland

32 of its 86 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Moldova

14 of its 37 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in US (186 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heavy rain in India (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Russia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 9,500 stories about harm among 39,577 counted on 6 Mar.

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Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 39,577 stories, 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 Ukraine. A year earlier, on 6 March 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria72 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia55 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Hong Kong53 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Kashmir52 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine48 in 100 of its 3,073 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 633 Moscow Russia102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Chernihiv Ukraine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Hagerstown US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'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: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Ghana few stories a little warmer than the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 728 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 3,325 stories · much less than usual (usually 48%) Conflict & violence17% 1,604 stories · much more than usual (usually 10%) Rights & justice16% 1,462 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,136 stories · about as usual Displacement11% 1,005 stories · much more than usual (usually 3%) Food & livelihood4% 344 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 293 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 243 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 killed2,346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,522 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people injured738 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees671 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting arrests668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations449 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced102 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions72 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about twice the usual rate · most about Jamaica and Ireland

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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