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19,622 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 violence in Mogadishu, deaths in Cairo and the earthquake in Taiwan. Somalia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSomalia 74 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 52
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

45 of its 61 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Mogadishu accounted for 35 of Somalia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Health

Egypt

78 of its 231 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Cairo accounted for 45 of Egypt's 78 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

58 of its 170 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Earthquake was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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

Israel

232 of its 499 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beersheba accounted for 97 of Israel's 232 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

New Zealand

231 of its 504 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, power cuts and cyclone.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Poisoning was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hypothermia, avalanche and hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Uganda

41 of its 95 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Sweden

50 of its 166 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Ireland

255 of its 970 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Afghanistan (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in China (70 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in Jamaica (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (471 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 23 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 19,622 stories about harm among 88,746 counted on 23 Mar.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 14 February 2022. of the day's 88,746 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 23 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 22 today. Somalia's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia74 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen48 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 499 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq46 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence New Zealand46 in 100 of its 504 stories · usually 34 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 624 Kyiv Ukraine56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Orlando US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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 readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 grief-stricken as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 886 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 1,003 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,493 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,457 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,277 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,180 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Food & livelihood6% 1,150 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 652 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 600 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 594 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 killed4,111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,002 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting abductions93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 softer than 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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