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14,100 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 a disaster in Zambezia, protests in Warsaw (Poland) and people affected in Sweden. Mozambique's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalawi 89 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 38
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 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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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

52 of its 61 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Zambezia accounted for 19 of Mozambique's 52 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (21 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Zambezia stories →
Health

Sweden

41 of its 120 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

112 of its 126 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Cyclone was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with flooding, landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Maldives

7 of its 21 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 62 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 27 of Tehran's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bosnia

11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Sarajevo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

208 of its 569 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Philippine accounted for 93 of the Philippines' 208 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Vietnam

49 of its 180 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Malawi (98 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in India (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in China (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 14,100 stories about harm among 75,610 counted on 14 Mar.

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The news turned to Mozambique for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 75,610 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 14 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Mozambique stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Malawi89 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique85 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria61 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine57 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda53 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 42 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Moscow Russia47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Lahore Pakistan45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Islamabad Pakistan40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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 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 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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 lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: 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 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 storiesSaudi 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPeru: 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 storiesOman: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIreland: 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 lessGreece: 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: no storiesNew 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 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 lessEgypt: 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 lessCuba: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vietnam: 27 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 582 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 34 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 838 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 84 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Senegal: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 53 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 31 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 747 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 28 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 85 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Moldova: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 36 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 89 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jordan: 26 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 28 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ghana: 27 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 35 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 41 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 89 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bosnia: 100 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Benin: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belarus: 37 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 582 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Malawi 89 in 100 of its 126 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Mozambique 85 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 71 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 53 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly health ● Israel 39 in 100 of its 421 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,628 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice25% 3,418 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,292 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence10% 1,319 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 701 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 674 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 555 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 265 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 killed3,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,400 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured709 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Canada Stories reporting evacuations104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 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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