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13,487 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 Nairobi (Kenya), violence in Niamey and arrests in Uganda. Cyprus' coverage was about twice 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 · about as usual Country that rose mostKenya 45 in 100 of its 207 stories, usually 24
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 30 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

Kenya

94 of its 207 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nairobi accounted for 55 of Kenya's 94 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 38 of Nairobi's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Niamey accounted for 17 of Niger's 26 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

32 of its 66 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

France

198 of its 695 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Paris accounted for 143 of France's 198 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 101 of Paris' 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

45 of its 76 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tigray accounted for 23 of Ethiopia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

104 of its 190 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 56 of Iraq's 104 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Africa

180 of its 507 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 22 of Pretoria's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

272 of its 668 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

26 of its 30 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Switzerland (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Pakistan (24 of its stories, more than ten 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 21 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 13,487 stories about harm among 69,824 counted on 21 Mar.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Kenya. of the day's 69,824 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned Covid about three times as often as usual. Kenya's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. A year earlier, on 21 March 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria73 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Malawi70 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine67 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 71 · mostly displacement Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq55 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Paris France101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Los Angeles US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualMerseyside, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 103 outletsNiamey, Niger -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 25 outletsAlabama, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsEast Palestine, US -- disasters & accidents: 49 stories, carried by 58 outletsNowruz, Iran -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 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

● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Niamey Niger about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● East Palestine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 49 stories ● Nowruz Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,403 stories · about as usual Rights & justice30% 3,968 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,894 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence10% 1,326 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 521 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 499 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 482 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 203 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 killed2,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured629 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Malawi and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations79 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill14 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
● 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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