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58,100 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 Brussels, protests in Havana (Cuba) and people killed in Argentina. Belgium's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Belgium and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBelgium 83 in 100 of its 15,112 stories, usually 45
RegionEurope 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

12,609 of its 15,112 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Brussels accounted for 12,486 of Belgium's 12,609 stories about harm, carried by 3,590 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (378 stories). Earthquake was named in 210 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and gas explosion. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

1,352 of its 3,941 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 596 of Havana's 1,034 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Ebola was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

101 of its 303 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (80 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

206 of its 796 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

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

Mali

301 of its 338 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Bamako accounted for 277 of Mali's 301 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

65 of its 108 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dakar accounted for 62 of Senegal's 65 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burundi

74 of its 84 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Bujumbura accounted for 58 of Burundi's 74 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 36 of Bujumbura's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

89 of its 268 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 30 of Warsaw's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

France

930 of its 2,595 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (273 stories). Heatwave was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

243 of its 581 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Dengue was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Papua New Guinea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Indonesia (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in China (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in India (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 58,100 stories about harm among 252,173 counted on 22 Mar.

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In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Belgium and the US. 23 in every 100 of the day's 252,173 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. In Belgium, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali89 in 100 of its 338 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi88 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic87 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea84 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Belgium83 in 100 of its 15,112 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Havana Cuba596 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1034 Washington US444 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2005 Brussels Belgium358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 12486 Jerusalem Israel165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Jakarta Indonesia125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 39 in 100 of its 370 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 76 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 57 in 100 of its 1,220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 72 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 69 in 100 of its 858 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 35 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 64 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 42 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Senegal: 60 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 44 in 100 of its 454 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 39 in 100 of its 2,125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 33 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 36 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 1,612 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 81 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 89 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Macedonia: 36 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 64 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 45 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 2,482 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 67 in 100 of its 650 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 33 in 100 of its 1,001 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hungary: 31 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 40 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 84 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 44 in 100 of its 785 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 36 in 100 of its 2,595 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 57 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greenland: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 3,941 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Côte d’Ivoire: 72 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 87 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 88 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brazil: 30 in 100 of its 1,074 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 83 in 100 of its 15,112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 42 in 100 of its 581 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Argentina: 33 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Algeria: 70 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 507 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Marshall Islands: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Belgium 83 in 100 of its 15,112 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 89 in 100 of its 338 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Guinea 84 in 100 of its 152 stories · mostly health ● Yemen 76 in 100 of its 250 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 69 in 100 of its 858 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Burundi 88 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence38% 21,897 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice27% 15,741 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Disasters & accidents9% 5,276 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Health9% 4,995 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,848 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,340 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,127 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,031 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 killed25,055 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people injured9,314 at about twice the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting arrests5,769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,315 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and China Stories reporting evacuations580 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people displaced486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions408 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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