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8,104 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 deaths in Uyuni, illness in Kampala and violence in Jerusalem. Uganda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 36 in 100 of its 314 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bolivia

26 of its 32 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Uyuni accounted for 14 of Bolivia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → Uyuni stories →
Health

Uganda

30 of its 50 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kampala accounted for 25 of Uganda's 30 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Italy

112 of its 314 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Rome accounted for 74 of Italy's 112 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

7 of its 10 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

5 of Valencia's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (129 stories). Avalanche was named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 33 of Syria's 46 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in India (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Japan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); house fires in UK (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 8,104 stories about harm among 47,692 counted on 2 Mar.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 47,692 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bolivia. In Bolivia, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. the Dominican Republic's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel61 in 100 of its 769 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Uganda60 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Syria59 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba56 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine46 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Newark US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Boston US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 New York US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 469 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Uganda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Bolivia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,254 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 1,989 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 1,704 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 981 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 378 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 255 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 212 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 156 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 killed1,887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured436 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions349 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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