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16,958 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 news turned to violence in Tehran, people injured in China and the cyclone in Mozambique. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 46 in 100 of its 228 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

106 of its 228 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 106 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

China

623 of its 1,866 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Outbreaks were named in 300 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

81 of its 259 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

75 of its 125 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Erbil accounted for 45 of Iraq's 75 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Sanaa accounted for 21 of Yemen's 43 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

1,576 of its 3,415 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 687 of Ukraine's 1,576 stories about harm, carried by 958 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (462 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Outbreaks were named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

13 of its 15 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Cyprus

13 of its 29 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Yemen (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Malawi (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Canada (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 16,958 stories about harm among 75,950 counted on 14 Mar.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 75,950 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 March 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Iran's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq60 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia53 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Iran46 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Kyiv Ukraine111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473 Boston US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 1,576 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 7,378 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 2,643 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,296 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,562 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 906 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 889 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 622 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 470 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 killed4,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,275 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting arrests1,229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees629 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations208 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced203 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions101 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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