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29,267 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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Protests in Algiers (Algeria), violence in Paris and plane crash in Russia drew the news. Algeria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 81 in 100 of its 217 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

175 of its 217 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Algiers accounted for 131 of Algeria's 175 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 70 of Algiers' 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

France

825 of its 1,941 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 777 of France's 825 stories about harm, carried by 584 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (337 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Russia

2,267 of its 3,791 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,839 stories). Plane crash was named in 489 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Panama

61 of its 120 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Panama over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,747 of its 2,140 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Istanbul accounted for 1,089 of Türkiye's 1,747 stories about harm, carried by 908 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,259 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Singapore

83 of its 355 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Heatwave was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

32 of its 94 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 5 of Yerevan's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

900 of its 1,247 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Brussels accounted for 892 of Belgium's 900 stories about harm, carried by 840 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (550 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Tanzania

64 of its 115 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

61 of its 135 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 40 of Zhanaozen's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Malaysia (96 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Angola (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in United Arab Emirates (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Papua New Guinea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 29,267 stories about harm among 140,744 counted on 19 Mar.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Algeria. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 140,744 stories, as usual. Algeria's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen85 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi83 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye82 in 100 of its 2,140 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria81 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea78 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 59 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Phoenix US296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Chicago US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Brussels Belgium180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 892 Petersburg Russia148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 656

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 lessIndia: 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 lessGuyana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: 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 lessFiji: 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 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 readChina: too little coverage to readHong 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualBern, Switzerland -- health: 33 stories, carried by 31 outletsOcean County, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsBukit Jalil, Malaysia -- health: 118 stories, carried by 16 outletsStaffordshire, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 17 stories, carried by 36 outletsBogota, Colombia -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsWhitehall, UK -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsPrince George, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 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

● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Macedonia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bern Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Ocean County US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Bukit Jalil Malaysia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 118 stories ● Staffordshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 17 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 10,351 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 7,588 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,219 stories · about as usual Health8% 2,197 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,064 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,008 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 956 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 419 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 killed10,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,933 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,559 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people affected3,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions272 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people displaced248 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Syria Stories reporting evacuations79 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about two-thirds 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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