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19,485 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 landslides in Russia, a disaster in Tripoli and people displaced in Port-au-Prince. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 46 in 100 of its 275 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Conflict & violence

Russia

681 of its 1,462 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 520 of Russia's 681 stories about harm, carried by 748 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Landslides were named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

28 of its 42 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tripoli accounted for 18 of Libya's 28 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

337 of its 901 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

62 of its 117 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 40 of Afghanistan's 62 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

127 of its 275 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Tsunami was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and volcanic eruption.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

33 of its 59 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

45 of its 66 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Plague was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Displacement

DR Congo

9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in UK (522 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Syria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Egypt (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tuberculosis in South Africa (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 19,485 stories about harm among 109,693 counted on 22 Mar.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 109,693 stories, as usual. Russia's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria68 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 415 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti63 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 51 · mostly displacement Israel62 in 100 of its 1,354 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan61 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 541 Moscow Russia135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 520 Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Tel Aviv Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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: 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 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: 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 lessLatvia: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualLake Chad, Nigeria -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 28 outletsKey West, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsDera Ismail Khan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsOlympia, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsOkuama, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 24 outletsHong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 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

● Lake Chad Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories ● Key West US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Dera Ismail Khan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Olympia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,852 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,052 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,652 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,524 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 922 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 798 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 534 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 killed4,458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations232 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and Haiti Stories reporting people falling ill20 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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