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15,465 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 violence in Kabul, protests in Lusaka (Zambia) and the earthquake in Haiti. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and Lebanon → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 88 in 100 of its 350 stories, usually 59
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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

Afghanistan

309 of its 350 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 285 of Afghanistan's 309 stories about harm, carried by 468 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (233 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

30 of its 51 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Lebanon

144 of its 203 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Beirut accounted for 105 of Lebanon's 144 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

27 of its 95 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

456 of its 1,258 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

71 of its 140 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Baghdad accounted for 55 of Iraq's 71 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 125 of Israel's 288 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

21 of its 43 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in UK (182 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in France (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ireland (16 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); earthquake in Cuba (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (19 of its stories, about 5 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 17 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 15,465 stories about harm among 82,065 counted on 17 Mar.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 82,065 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and Lebanon. Mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual in Haiti's news. In Afghanistan, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 59% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon71 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba53 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 50 · mostly shelter & services Iraq51 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499 Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 584 Basij Iran113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Boston US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 readVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: 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'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken 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

● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 456 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 309 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,276 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Kuwait few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 3,666 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,170 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence21% 3,142 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,529 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 862 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 787 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 603 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 373 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 killed3,858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,768 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced380 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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