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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

how these are picked →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: 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 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 lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: 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: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl 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: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: 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 storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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: near the world's share or lessBhutan: 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 lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 77 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 35 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 46 in 100 of its 3,415 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Trinidad & Tobago: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 767 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 31 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Poland: 36 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 537 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 32 in 100 of its 518 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 84 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Moldova: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 39 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kazakhstan: 37 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jamaica: 33 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 60 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 46 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 53 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greece: 31 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cyprus: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 87 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 33 in 100 of its 1,866 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 40 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bahamas: 39 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 33 in 100 of its 1,866 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 46 in 100 of its 3,415 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Yemen 77 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 60 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 53 in 100 of its 184 stories · mostly health ● Ukraine 46 in 100 of its 3,415 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 50 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 46 in 100 of its 228 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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