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13,556 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 news turned to protests in Paris (France), evacuations in Malawi and people killed in Niger. Malawi's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalawi 76 in 100 of its 134 stories, usually 49
RegionCentral Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

France

205 of its 713 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Paris accounted for 149 of France's 205 stories about harm, carried by 386 outlets. 109 of Paris' 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories).

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

102 of its 134 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

26 of its 34 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Niger over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Tanzania

28 of its 80 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Senegal

18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dakar accounted for 17 of Senegal's 18 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. 16 of Dakar's 17 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Canada

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 33 of Iran's 59 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 23 of Tehran's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Burundi

15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Polio was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

79 of its 152 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

33 of its 56 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tripoli accounted for 18 of Libya's 33 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Burundi (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 13,556 stories about harm among 72,896 counted on 17 Mar.

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Burundi's news mentioned the polio more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,896 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In France, 29% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. On 17 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Malawi76 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique70 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine66 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Libya59 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq52 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 422 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Jerusalem Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Lahore Pakistan26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualOregon, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 121 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 14 stories, carried by 22 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 49 stories, carried by 53 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,416 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 3,688 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,956 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence10% 1,369 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 636 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 558 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 484 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 199 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 killed2,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured574 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions207 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees101 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malawi Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia

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 about as 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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