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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,175 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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Violence in Colombo and Kyiv and illness in Kuala Lumpur drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKenya 36 in 100 of its 360 stories, usually 24
RegionEurope 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

73 of its 176 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Colombo accounted for 53 of Sri Lanka's 73 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Displacement

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 757 of Ukraine's 1,913 stories about harm, carried by 889 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Illness was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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

37 of its 45 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Kenya

131 of its 360 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Liberia

13 of its 32 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 3 of Monrovia's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Rwanda

27 of its 54 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kigali accounted for 16 of Rwanda's 27 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Landslides were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Australia (25 of its stories, about 8 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 8 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 20,175 stories about harm among 88,053 counted on 8 Mar.

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Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. of the day's 88,053 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 8 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. In Sri Lanka, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen63 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong53 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia51 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Rwanda50 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 634 Moscow Russia127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 Kyiv Ukraine106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 757 Dublin Ireland35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Lagos Nigeria33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSingapore: 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 lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: 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 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMalawi: 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 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: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessPalestine: 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 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 lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. 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: no storiesZimbabwe: 36 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Zambia: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 63 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 36 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 4,431 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 40 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 38 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 41 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 723 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 654 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 722 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)New Zealand: 33 in 100 of its 491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 71 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 82 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 36 in 100 of its 360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 32 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Eritrea: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ecuador: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Côte d’Ivoire: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 53 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 51 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bhutan: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Benin: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Australia: 29 in 100 of its 1,667 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 4,431 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 87 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

● Afghanistan 53 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Hong Kong 53 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly health ● Yemen 63 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 43 in 100 of its 4,431 stories · mostly displacement ● Philippines 40 in 100 of its 654 stories · mostly health ● Cambodia 51 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 8,481 stories · less than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice18% 3,680 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,193 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,876 stories · about as usual Displacement7% 1,434 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Food & livelihood6% 1,226 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 554 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 538 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 killed4,076 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,461 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting arrests1,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees997 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations490 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Australia Stories reporting people displaced213 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions169 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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