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9,835 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 day's news pointed at violence in Kyiv, people affected in China and protests in Darfur (Sudan). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the UK → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 45 in 100 of its 209 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

1,316 of its 2,544 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 560 of Ukraine's 1,316 stories about harm, carried by 828 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Health

China

229 of its 765 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Outbreaks were named in 119 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Iran

82 of its 186 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tehran accounted for 32 of Iran's 82 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

114 of its 203 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Erbil accounted for 78 of Iraq's 114 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

512 of its 1,832 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

94 of its 209 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

South Korea

Seoul accounted for 26 of South Korea's 41 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

8 of its 9 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Nampula accounted for 8 of Mozambique's 8 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Russia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in US (52 of its stories, about 5 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 13 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 9,835 stories about harm among 40,927 counted on 13 Mar.

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The news turned to Ukraine for the third day running. 24 in every 100 of the day's 40,927 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the UK. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in China's news. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 6 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq56 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine52 in 100 of its 2,544 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Poland46 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 29 · mostly displacement Indonesia46 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Saudi Arabia45 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 560 Moscow Russia70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Washington US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Melitopol Ukraine23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Chicago US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Zambia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 8 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 3,600 stories · much less than usual (usually 45%) Conflict & violence17% 1,660 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Rights & justice16% 1,600 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 986 stories · about as usual Displacement8% 730 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 456 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 435 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 248 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 killed2,846 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people affected1,265 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people injured764 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting arrests742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees484 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting evacuations241 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced123 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.