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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: 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 storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 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: near the world's share or lessSt 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 lessRomania: 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: no storiesPakistan: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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: no storiesHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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: no storiesGreenland: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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: no storiesBhutan: 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 lessArgentina: 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern 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: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: no storiesSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesZambia: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Yemen: 76 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 52 in 100 of its 2,544 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Trinidad & Tobago: 43 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tanzania: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 94 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Singapore: 35 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Saudi Arabia: 45 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Poland: 46 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 337 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 56 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Croatia: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)DR Congo: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 49 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Burkina Faso: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 52 in 100 of its 2,544 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 110 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

● Ukraine 52 in 100 of its 2,544 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 56 in 100 of its 203 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Saudi Arabia 45 in 100 of its 209 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 44 in 100 of its 186 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Poland 46 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly displacement ● Kashmir 42 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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