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19,657 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 protests in Minsk (Belarus), the earthquake in Japan and people killed in South Korea. Belarus' coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 54 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 26
RegionEast Asia 27 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 →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

20 of its 44 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Minsk accounted for 15 of Belarus' 20 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 13 of Minsk's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

311 of its 1,219 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Tokyo accounted for 198 of Japan's 311 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (175 stories). Earthquake was named in 216 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami, train derailment and power cuts. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Health

South Korea

107 of its 321 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Flu was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

154 of its 352 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 84 of Iran's 154 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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

Russia

1,138 of its 3,645 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

25 of its 40 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 7 of Khartoum's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Afghanistan

103 of its 179 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 50 of Afghanistan's 103 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

China

451 of its 1,678 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 524 of Ukraine's 1,399 stories about harm, carried by 729 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

55 of its 97 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Phnom Penh accounted for 33 of Cambodia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in India (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); measles in UK (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in US (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 19,657 stories about harm among 86,612 counted on 17 Mar.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 86,612 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Belarus stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in Japan's news. On 17 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 50 · mostly displacement Cambodia57 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Peru54 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 521 Kyiv Ukraine130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 665 Chicago US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272

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 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 lessSpain: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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 lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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 lessNicaragua: 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 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 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: 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 lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: 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 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: near the world's share or lessNew 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 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 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 storiesCyprus: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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 storiesZambia: 39 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 65 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 33 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 3,480 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 36 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 43 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tanzania: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 36 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Korea: 33 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 864 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 3,645 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 41 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 567 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 54 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)New Zealand: 33 in 100 of its 525 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 83 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kyrgyzstan: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kuwait: 40 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 41 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 53 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Estonia: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Dominican Republic: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 45 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 57 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 63 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belarus: 45 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 58 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 3,480 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Afghanistan 58 in 100 of its 179 stories · mostly displacement ● Yemen 65 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cambodia 57 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly health ● Syria 60 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 44 in 100 of its 352 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Peru 54 in 100 of its 71 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 8,777 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,624 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,400 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,760 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,141 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 722 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 556 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 477 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 killed4,263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations227 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Japan Stories reporting people displaced189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.