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19,625 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 Damascus, protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) and people displaced in Warsaw. Syria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia →
Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 43 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 28
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Syria

61 of its 85 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Damascus accounted for 19 of Syria's 61 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Displacement

Poland

98 of its 276 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Warsaw accounted for 55 of Poland's 98 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories).

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

Russia

1,359 of its 5,039 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (136 stories). Plague was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

29 of its 67 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Beirut accounted for 20 of Lebanon's 29 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Puerto Rico

18 of its 41 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 640 of Ukraine's 1,763 stories about harm, carried by 913 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Nepal

19 of its 40 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Malaysia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Australia (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); plague in Russia (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); train derailment in UK (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 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 10 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 19,625 stories about harm among 88,745 counted on 10 Mar.

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Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 88,745 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. On 10 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. Syria's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 58%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria72 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong53 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Iraq49 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela48 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir47 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 596 Moscow Russia95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 550 Kyiv Ukraine55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 640 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Manhattan US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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 readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualManipur, India -- health: 84 stories, carried by 83 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsNevada, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 64 outletsRoscommon, Ireland -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsDelhi, India -- health: 143 stories, carried by 111 outletsBristol, UK -- rights & justice: 52 stories, carried by 38 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

● India warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 84 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Nevada US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,568 stories · less than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice16% 3,135 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,339 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,927 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,311 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Displacement6% 1,129 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 502 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 499 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 killed3,897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees861 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced217 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions139 at about the usual rate

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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