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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,687 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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Landslides in Peru, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and rights and justice in Riyadh drew the news. Mexico's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 46 in 100 of its 79 stories, usually 25
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

36 of its 79 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

26 of its 30 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 7 of Yangon's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

109 of its 323 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Riyadh accounted for 74 of Saudi Arabia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Health

Mexico

97 of its 275 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Japan

291 of its 1,401 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories). Tsunami was named in 174 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with earthquake, power cuts and train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 3 of Darfur's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

154 of its 378 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 115 of Iran's 154 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

73 of its 97 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 811 of Ukraine's 1,726 stories about harm, carried by 1,039 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Afghanistan

113 of its 177 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 54 of Afghanistan's 113 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (174 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); illness in Brazil (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Israel (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in India (12 of its stories, about 5 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 16 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 19,687 stories about harm among 88,657 counted on 16 Mar.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 88,657 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. For the second day running, the news turned to Peru. Japan's news mentioned the tsunami about 10 times as often as usual. Peru's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen75 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 50 · mostly displacement Hong Kong50 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Cambodia46 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 41 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 811 Moscow Russia121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 622 Chicago US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Tehran Iran39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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 readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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 readBelgium: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 about three times as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 1,726 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 1,033 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories a little warmer than the world's · 11 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 8,929 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,421 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,504 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,736 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 997 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 805 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 588 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 539 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 killed4,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,087 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees785 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations237 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced232 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions189 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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