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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
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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 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 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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 readMauritius: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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 lessGermany: 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 lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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 lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualCongo: 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 usualAustria: warmth about its own usualKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 27 outletsBrigham City, US -- rights & justice: 89 stories, carried by 106 outletsMaine, US -- health: 38 stories, carried by 25 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsArabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsEssex, UK -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 20 outletsLancang, China -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 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

● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ghana warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khartoum Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Brigham City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 89 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories ● Darfur Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 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.