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19,872 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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People killed in Malawi, violence in Moscow and rights and justice in Bucharest drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 57 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 41
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Malawi

29 of its 77 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 190 of Russia's 353 stories about harm, carried by 453 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (115 stories). Landslides were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Albania

13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

74 of its 129 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

282 of its 884 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

China

Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Gas explosion was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 114 of Haiti's 158 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Mongolia

10 of its 18 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ghana (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Haiti (31 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Germany (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Lebanon (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); gas explosion in China (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 19,872 stories about harm among 114,775 counted on 13 Mar.

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In Ghana's news, mentions of power cuts ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 114,775 stories, as usual. Malawi's news was 38% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. On 14 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 1,323 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda60 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 50 · mostly displacement Palestine59 in 100 of its 458 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon57 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 613 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Gaza Palestine49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Delhi India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Moscow Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

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 lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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 readSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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 lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualNorth Dakota, US -- other: 13 stories, carried by 25 outletsTennessee, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 26 stories, carried by 46 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 51 stories, carried by 37 outletsTarar, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 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

● North Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 13 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Bangkok Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 51 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 6,412 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice26% 5,062 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,596 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,404 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 943 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 855 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 730 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 472 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 killed4,367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees270 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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