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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
19,387 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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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Lusaka, violence in Kyiv and protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Zambia → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArgentina 55 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Health

Zambia

22 of its 44 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Lusaka accounted for 15 of Zambia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories → Lusaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 687 of Ukraine's 1,713 stories about harm, carried by 936 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (160 stories). Extreme cold was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with plague. 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

Saudi Arabia

75 of its 178 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Riyadh accounted for 41 of Saudi Arabia's 75 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

40 of its 121 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 7 of Santiago's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Plague was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flu and hiv. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Malaysia

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bolivia

15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Poland

76 of its 199 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Malaysia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tuberculosis in US (114 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plague in Russia (21 of its stories, about 5 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 11 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 19,387 stories about harm among 83,918 counted on 11 Mar.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 83,918 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Japan's news. In Zambia, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria65 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Argentina55 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 23 · mostly health Iraq53 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong49 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Sudan47 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Moscow Russia107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 536 Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 563 Chicago US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 1,218 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia a little warmer than the world's · 75 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 8,544 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,369 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,205 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,822 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,175 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Displacement6% 1,070 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 550 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 451 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 killed4,212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,261 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting arrests1,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees841 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations368 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and India Stories reporting people displaced313 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill114 at about 9 times the usual rate · most about the US and Zambia Stories reporting abductions112 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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