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58,946 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 Srebrenica (Bosnia), people injured in France and people displaced in Ghana drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 54 in 100 of its 1,304 stories, usually 20
RegionEurope 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Bosnia

97 of its 109 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Srebrenica accounted for 74 of Bosnia's 97 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 58 of Srebrenica's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Conflict & violence

France

834 of its 2,479 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (349 stories). Hepatitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

207 of its 844 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Spain

186 of its 964 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (126 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Mali

87 of its 114 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bamako accounted for 62 of Mali's 87 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Argentina

709 of its 1,304 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Buenos Aires accounted for 663 of Argentina's 709 stories about harm, carried by 591 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (271 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

211 of its 563 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 104 of Hanoi's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

83 of its 95 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Bujumbura accounted for 68 of Burundi's 83 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

238 of its 646 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

9,973 of its 13,524 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Brussels accounted for 9,838 of Belgium's 9,973 stories about harm, carried by 3,206 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (92 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in South Korea (30 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (44 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Zimbabwe (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in China (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 58,946 stories about harm among 258,670 counted on 23 Mar.

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Yemen's news mentioned the hunger about 5 times as often as usual. Bosnia's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. of the day's 258,670 news stories, 23 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 →

Bosnia89 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Burundi87 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 613 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Mali76 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 1,077 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brussels Belgium570 stories about protests or strikes, of its 9838 Washington US307 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2537 Buenos Aires Argentina271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 663 Hyderabad India262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Charlotte US241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited 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 storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri 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 storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão 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 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 lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPakistan: 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: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: 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 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: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 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 lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 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 lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: no storiesJersey: 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 lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 storiesYemen: 82 in 100 of its 613 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 37 in 100 of its 563 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 41 in 100 of its 324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 61 in 100 of its 1,197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 74 in 100 of its 1,077 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 54 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 41 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 35 in 100 of its 479 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 39 in 100 of its 1,823 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 39 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palau: 75 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 63 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 442 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Namibia: 31 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Western Sahara: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 76 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 56 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 40 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 2,377 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 58 in 100 of its 410 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 53 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 74 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 43 in 100 of its 972 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 34 in 100 of its 2,479 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 41 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 34 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 52 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 57 in 100 of its 678 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greenland: 49 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Côte d’Ivoire: 66 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 51 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 36 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 71 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 87 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 89 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bhutan: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 74 in 100 of its 13,524 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 646 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Argentina: 54 in 100 of its 1,304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Algeria: 35 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 35 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Western Sahara: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Western Sahara: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Maldives: 43 in 100 of its 28 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

● Yemen 82 in 100 of its 613 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Belgium 74 in 100 of its 13,524 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 74 in 100 of its 1,077 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bosnia 89 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Burundi 87 in 100 of its 95 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 76 in 100 of its 114 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence38% 22,033 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice30% 17,474 stories · less than usual (usually 35%) Disasters & accidents9% 5,460 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Health8% 4,505 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,777 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,928 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,744 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,099 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 killed23,344 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people injured9,020 at about twice the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting arrests6,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,019 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting refugees1,110 at about half the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people displaced620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about a third 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.