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8,937 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 heavy rain in Indonesia, protests in Minsk (Belarus) and oil spill in the Philippines. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 61 in 100 of its 133 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

81 of its 133 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jakarta accounted for 74 of Indonesia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with oil spill. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

21 of its 23 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Minsk accounted for 14 of Belarus' 21 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 14 of Minsk's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

158 of its 405 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Oil spill was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Iran

Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 60 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Colombia

29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Caqueta's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

91 of its 218 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain and drownings. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

29 of its 48 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tunis accounted for 19 of Tunisia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. 12 of Tunis' 19 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

66 of its 166 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

53 of its 126 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 16 of Larissa's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Belgium

14 of its 38 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (39 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in India (29 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in US (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 8,937 stories about harm among 41,939 counted on 4 Mar.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Indonesia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. On 4 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today. of the day's 41,939 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine77 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia61 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria57 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia54 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Israel45 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Beijing China26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Jerusalem Israel22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Tehran Iran21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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 readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSão Tomé: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,858 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 2,298 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents19% 1,659 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 858 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 359 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 355 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 263 stories · less than usual (usually 5%) Displacement2% 181 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 killed2,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting refugees91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions78 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Iran

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
● 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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