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12,951 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 Nairobi (Kenya), the hunger in Somalia and abductions in Niger. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNiger 71 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 43
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Kenya

81 of its 221 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nairobi accounted for 54 of Kenya's 81 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. 46 of Nairobi's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories).

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

47 of its 60 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 20 of Somalia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Hunger was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

45 of its 63 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Ecuador

33 of its 42 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Guayaquil accounted for 20 of Ecuador's 33 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

14 of its 17 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

171 of its 668 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 63 of Paris' 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories).

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Protests & strikes

South Africa

267 of its 751 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 68 of Johannesburg's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (86 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Syria

74 of its 99 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Damascus accounted for 33 of Syria's 74 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

141 of its 290 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Baghdad accounted for 86 of Iraq's 141 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Switzerland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Finland (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Syria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Australia (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
22 in 10018 in 10019 Feb26 Feb5 Mar12 Mar20 Mar19 Feb: 20 in 10020 Feb: 20 in 10021 Feb: 20 in 10022 Feb: 20 in 10023 Feb: 20 in 10024 Feb: 20 in 10025 Feb: 20 in 10026 Feb: 22 in 10027 Feb: 19 in 10028 Feb: 20 in 1001 Mar: 20 in 1002 Mar: 20 in 1003 Mar: 20 in 1004 Mar: 21 in 1005 Mar: 20 in 1006 Mar: 20 in 1007 Mar: 20 in 1008 Mar: 20 in 1009 Mar: 20 in 10010 Mar: 20 in 10011 Mar: 20 in 10012 Mar: 19 in 10013 Mar: 18 in 10014 Mar: 19 in 10015 Mar: 18 in 10016 Mar: 18 in 10017 Mar: 19 in 10018 Mar: 20 in 10019 Mar: 21 in 10020 Mar: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 12,951 stories about harm among 67,934 counted on 20 Mar.

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Somalia's news mentioned the hunger about 4 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 67,934 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 20 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today. Kenya stood out: 37% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Malawi79 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia78 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria75 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger71 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US270 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 London UK89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Johannesburg South Africa68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Paris France63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

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'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 28 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 4,020 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 3,579 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,877 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 1,532 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 536 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 521 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 517 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 171 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 killed2,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured758 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees114 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations57 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 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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