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15,122 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 Tbilisi (Georgia), train derailment in Egypt and rights and justice in Kabul. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 85 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Protests & strikes

Georgia

83 of its 98 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tbilisi accounted for 79 of Georgia's 83 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 74 of Tbilisi's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

78 of its 207 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Cairo accounted for 61 of Egypt's 78 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Train derailment was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

122 of its 226 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 77 of Afghanistan's 122 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Bangladesh

113 of its 213 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 73 of Bangladesh's 113 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Mexico

237 of its 536 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tamaulipas accounted for 113 of Mexico's 237 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Ghana

107 of its 347 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Measles was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with polio and tuberculosis. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

118 of its 206 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 33 of Tehran's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

68 of its 198 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 20 of Bangkok's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

23 of its 47 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 9 of Jammu's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

19 of its 41 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 8 of Tigray's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Ghana (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (74 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 15,122 stories about harm among 75,940 counted on 8 Mar.

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Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US. 20 in every 100 of the day's 75,940 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Egypt's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Georgia stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 8 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Georgia85 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Palestine75 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iran57 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Iraq56 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517 Tbilisi Georgia74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Atlanta US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

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'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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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: 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'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 148 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 5,037 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice28% 4,109 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,282 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 1,430 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 686 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 654 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 487 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 221 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 killed3,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured764 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions374 at about three times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting refugees157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US

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
● Griefa little less 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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