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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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: too little coverage to readU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessRomania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 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 lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readIsrael: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualDoha, Qatar -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 39 stories, carried by 10 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsMaryland, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsCheltenham, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 21 outletsManipur, India -- displacement: 23 stories, carried by 11 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Lanarkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Salt Lake City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Cheltenham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 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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