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10,048 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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Most of the day's attention went to plane crash in Norway, people killed in China and people injured in Timor-Leste. China's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorway 70 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Norway

115 of its 165 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Beiarn accounted for 43 of Norway's 115 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Plane crash was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Beiarn stories →
Health

China

267 of its 832 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 336 of Ukraine's 852 stories about harm, carried by 760 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (129 stories). Plane crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

46 of its 97 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 28 of Iran's 46 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Egypt

31 of its 96 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Romania

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 31 of Kashmir's 51 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plane crash in Ukraine (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 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 19 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 10,048 stories about harm among 44,878 counted on 19 Mar.

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Norway stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 44,878 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Norway's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 19 March 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Norway70 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 19 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Iran47 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Syria45 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine42 in 100 of its 2,008 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Kyiv Ukraine72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Washington US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Islamabad Pakistan28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: no storiesU.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 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 lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: 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 storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: 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 lessNicaragua: no storiesNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 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 lessMali: 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: 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 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: no storiesDenmark: 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: no storiesCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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 storiesEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: no storiesSt 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 39 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 2,008 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 56 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Timor-Leste: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 42 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tanzania: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 45 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Samoa: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Romania: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Poland: 41 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Panama: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Norway: 70 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 30 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 62 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 36 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 47 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greece: 34 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Finland: 36 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 32 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 32 in 100 of its 832 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 43 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 79 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Brazil: 31 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 32 in 100 of its 832 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 2,008 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 135 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

● Norway 70 in 100 of its 165 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 52 in 100 of its 114 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 42 in 100 of its 2,008 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 47 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 45 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Thailand 42 in 100 of its 95 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 3,996 stories · less than usual (usually 44%) Rights & justice19% 1,839 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,424 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,117 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 497 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 402 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 365 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 294 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 killed2,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests800 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured717 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees424 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced210 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions84 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 much 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.