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49,825 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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Violence in Algiers, protests in Maputo (Mozambique) and the hunger in Sudan drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 71 in 100 of its 118 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

84 of its 118 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Algiers accounted for 74 of Algeria's 84 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

89 of its 107 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Maputo accounted for 53 of Mozambique's 89 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 48 of Maputo's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

186 of its 277 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Hunger was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

146 of its 216 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Ebola was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Sierra Leone

108 of its 157 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Freetown accounted for 85 of Sierra Leone's 108 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,280 of its 2,029 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 828 of Israel's 1,280 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (438 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

351 of its 391 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

193 of its 585 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

552 of its 1,844 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (162 stories). Ebola was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

73 of its 157 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 9 of Oromo's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Malaysia (96 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storm surge in Marshall Islands (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Taiwan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Peru (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 49,825 stories about harm among 247,253 counted on 11 Mar.

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Algeria stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 247,253 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan90 in 100 of its 391 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique83 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Yemen81 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras77 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Algeria71 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US451 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2067 Fayetteville US292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Chicago US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Miami US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Florida Keys US177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 lessHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualPuerto Vallarta, Mexico -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 34 outletsSaxony, Germany -- rights & justice: 79 stories, carried by 91 outletsLaurel River Lake, US -- disasters & accidents: 47 stories, carried by 46 outletsUtah State University, US -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 103 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsJalisco, Mexico -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsBukit Jalil, Malaysia -- health: 188 stories, carried by 61 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 127 stories, carried by 125 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

● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Puerto Vallarta Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Saxony Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 79 stories ● Laurel River Lake US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 47 stories ● Utah State University US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 39 stories ● Pathankot India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 18,120 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Conflict & violence22% 10,580 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,880 stories · about as usual Health12% 5,681 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,116 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,754 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,563 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,175 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 killed13,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees1,340 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations761 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people displaced738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill75 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.