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33,773 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 violence in Paris, people injured in Italy and protests in Chicago (US). Italy's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Sudan 93 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 64
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

France

722 of its 1,761 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Paris accounted for 503 of France's 722 stories about harm, carried by 491 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (238 stories). Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

307 of its 827 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Snowstorms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

US

12,025 of its 49,599 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 1,975 of Chicago's 2,111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (326 stories). Plague was named in 97 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with oil spill and haemorrhagic fever.

US over 30 days → its stories → Chicago stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

77 of its 108 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

602 of its 816 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Baghdad accounted for 258 of Iraq's 602 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. Tornadoes were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sierra Leone

35 of its 56 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Freetown accounted for 29 of Sierra Leone's 35 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

53 of its 61 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tabanovce accounted for 46 of North Macedonia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 34 of Tabanovce's 46 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

308 of its 562 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

75 of its 225 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 50 of Helsingborg's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

960 of its 1,515 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jerusalem accounted for 452 of Israel's 960 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Malaysia (94 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Tunisia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Taiwan (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Greece (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 33,773 stories about harm among 150,445 counted on 12 Mar.

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France's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. of the day's 150,445 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan93 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice North Macedonia87 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 50 · mostly displacement Yemen82 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq74 in 100 of its 816 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia72 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US1975 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2111 Washington US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1203 Paris France154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 503 Ramallah Palestine106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Damascus Syria98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readChina: too little coverage to readHong 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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 lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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 readTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about 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 usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualLaurel River Lake, US -- disasters & accidents: 39 stories, carried by 39 outletsJalisco, Mexico -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsUtah State University, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsSaxony, Germany -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsAbyan, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsYuksekova, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 36 outletsBukit Jalil, Malaysia -- health: 169 stories, carried by 124 outletsLahore, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 22 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

● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Laurel River Lake US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 39 stories ● Jalisco Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Utah State University US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Saxony Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 14 stories ● Abyan Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice40% 13,261 stories · much more than usual (usually 34%) Conflict & violence22% 7,440 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,815 stories · about as usual Health9% 3,147 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,061 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,065 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,028 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 412 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 killed8,801 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,115 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,837 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations456 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people displaced401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions257 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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.