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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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 the news was warmest

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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 readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAhmedabad, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 11 outletsManipur, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 30 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 34 outletsSiret, Romania -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 163 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Ahmedabad India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Jeddah Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Salt Lake City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 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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