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What the world's news said happened to people.
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54,661 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 Srebrenica, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and illness in Luanda. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBosnia 95 in 100 of its 694 stories, usually 53
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

662 of its 694 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Srebrenica accounted for 386 of Bosnia's 662 stories about harm, carried by 348 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

312 of its 1,145 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (138 stories). Dengue was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Côte d’Ivoire

104 of its 115 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Abidjan accounted for 101 of Côte d’Ivoire's 104 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

51 of its 62 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Bujumbura accounted for 44 of Burundi's 51 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ireland

373 of its 1,845 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (241 stories). House fires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

240 of its 583 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

78 of its 226 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

701 of its 1,731 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Buenos Aires accounted for 613 of Argentina's 701 stories about harm, carried by 479 outlets. 334 of Buenos Aires' 613 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Czechia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (57 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Sudan (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Saudi Arabia (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 23 the day before
24 in 10018 in 10024 Feb2 Mar9 Mar16 Mar24 Mar24 Feb: 20 in 10025 Feb: 20 in 10026 Feb: 20 in 10027 Feb: 21 in 10028 Feb: 20 in 10029 Feb: 19 in 1001 Mar: 19 in 1002 Mar: 19 in 1003 Mar: 18 in 1004 Mar: 18 in 1005 Mar: 20 in 1006 Mar: 21 in 1007 Mar: 19 in 1008 Mar: 19 in 1009 Mar: 19 in 10010 Mar: 20 in 10011 Mar: 20 in 10012 Mar: 22 in 10013 Mar: 24 in 10014 Mar: 21 in 10015 Mar: 19 in 10016 Mar: 19 in 10017 Mar: 19 in 10018 Mar: 19 in 10019 Mar: 21 in 10020 Mar: 20 in 10021 Mar: 18 in 10022 Mar: 23 in 10023 Mar: 23 in 10024 Mar: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 54,661 stories about harm among 249,332 counted on 24 Mar.

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Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in the Czechia's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Bosnia. Bosnia stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 53%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 249,332 news stories 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 →

Bosnia95 in 100 of its 694 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire90 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi82 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 1,394 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium78 in 100 of its 7,309 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlotte US502 stories about protests or strikes, of its 585 Buenos Aires Argentina334 stories about protests or strikes, of its 613 Washington US298 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1279 Brooklyn US240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Brussels Belgium194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5637

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 lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 lessTunisia: 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 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: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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 lessPoland: 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 lessPalau: 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 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 lessLatvia: 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 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 lessHonduras: 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: no storiesFrench 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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 lessGreenland: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: 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 lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican 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: 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 storiesYemen: 73 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 34 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 59 in 100 of its 1,175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 669 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 1,394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 42 in 100 of its 464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 62 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 2,296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 41 in 100 of its 583 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 45 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 35 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 45 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Morocco: 33 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Moldova: 53 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 39 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 35 in 100 of its 1,567 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 62 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Liberia: 33 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 422 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Laos: 45 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kyrgyzstan: 46 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 52 in 100 of its 2,162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 880 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 66 in 100 of its 943 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 787 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guinea: 74 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greece: 36 in 100 of its 828 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)France: 39 in 100 of its 2,649 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Fiji: 46 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Eritrea: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 39 in 100 of its 605 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Côte d’Ivoire: 90 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 29 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 57 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 82 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bulgaria: 35 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bosnia: 95 in 100 of its 694 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Belgium: 78 in 100 of its 7,309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 548 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Argentina: 40 in 100 of its 1,731 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Angola: 52 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Algeria: 45 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 36 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 880 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 880 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 880 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Bosnia 95 in 100 of its 694 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Belgium 78 in 100 of its 7,309 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 78 in 100 of its 1,394 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Côte d’Ivoire 90 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 73 in 100 of its 318 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 66 in 100 of its 943 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 17,904 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence33% 17,611 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents11% 6,086 stories · about as usual Health9% 4,546 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,247 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,521 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,436 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,082 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 killed18,182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,966 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting refugees1,205 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Syria Stories reporting people displaced532 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions332 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill59 at about half 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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.