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What the world's news said happened to people.
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11,406 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 Kyiv, rights and justice in Siret and people injured in Chile drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 65 in 100 of its 212 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Ukraine

1,232 of its 2,576 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 627 of Ukraine's 1,232 stories about harm, carried by 889 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Extreme cold was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

45 of its 63 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Siret accounted for 27 of Romania's 45 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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

Saudi Arabia

137 of its 212 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Mecca accounted for 42 of Saudi Arabia's 137 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

62 of its 103 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Pulwama accounted for 28 of Kashmir's 62 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

36 of its 43 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Sanaa accounted for 14 of Yemen's 36 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

10 of its 12 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Australia (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in Russia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in US (51 of its stories, more than ten 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 12 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 11,406 stories about harm among 48,125 counted on 12 Mar.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 48,125 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. On 12 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 24 today. Ukraine stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Romania71 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice Syria70 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Saudi Arabia65 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 19 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir60 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 627 Moscow Russia57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Washington US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Islamabad Pakistan18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: 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 storiesSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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 lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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 lessPakistan: 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 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: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: no storiesGrenada: 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: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: no storiesBurkina 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesEast 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: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 84 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 34 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 2,576 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Trinidad & Tobago: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 37 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 317 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Saudi Arabia: 65 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Romania: 71 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Poland: 40 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nicaragua: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)New Zealand: 32 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malawi: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Laos: 100 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 36 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 37 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)El Salvador: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 69 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Chile: 42 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 78 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 88 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Argentina: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 2,576 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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

● Saudi Arabia 65 in 100 of its 212 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Romania 71 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kashmir 60 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 70 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 48 in 100 of its 2,576 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 69 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 4,471 stories · much less than usual (usually 46%) Rights & justice19% 2,111 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,631 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents11% 1,241 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 616 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 532 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 410 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 282 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 killed2,902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured605 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees477 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations257 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced150 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Yemen Stories reporting abductions117 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill11 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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