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45,443 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Algiers, protests in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and people killed in Guinea. Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuinea 97 in 100 of its 483 stories, usually 35
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

276 of its 320 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Algiers accounted for 169 of Algeria's 276 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Brazil

648 of its 1,430 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 125 of Sao Paulo's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Chikungunya was named in 186 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plague. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Sao Paulo stories →
Health

Guinea

468 of its 483 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (457 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mongolia

35 of its 81 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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

Belgium

1,405 of its 1,826 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Brussels accounted for 1,386 of Belgium's 1,405 stories about harm, carried by 1,168 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,111 stories).

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Health

Angola

65 of its 97 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (59 stories). Malaria was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

167 of its 379 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 108 of Buenos Aires' 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belarus

51 of its 112 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

125 of its 290 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Finland

69 of its 262 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Angola (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Nepal (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Malaysia (96 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Tunisia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 45,443 stories about harm among 237,944 counted on 18 Mar.

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Mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual in Angola's news. of the day's 237,944 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Algeria stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea97 in 100 of its 483 stories · usually 35 · mostly health Yemen91 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria86 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Niger80 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium77 in 100 of its 1,826 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brussels Belgium289 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1386 Ankara Türkiye278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1213 Washington US235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1298 Chicago US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Beijing China155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little angrier than 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'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMacao: coverage about twice as warm 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

● Armenia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Macao few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Belarus about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Finland about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Cameroon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 248 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 16,138 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 10,767 stories · about as usual Health12% 5,191 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 4,807 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,109 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,908 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,718 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 994 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 killed13,263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,042 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced485 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill226 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations123 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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