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47,250 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 news turned to rights and justice in Cairo, violence in Brussels and people displaced in Beirut. Egypt's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 60 in 100 of its 989 stories, usually 37
RegionEurope 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Rights & justice

Egypt

598 of its 989 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Cairo accounted for 399 of Egypt's 598 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Road crashes were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

5,520 of its 6,884 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Brussels accounted for 5,444 of Belgium's 5,520 stories about harm, carried by 2,363 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,802 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

56 of its 275 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Oil spill was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

South Korea

222 of its 774 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Dengue was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

58 of its 82 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Skopje accounted for 53 of North Macedonia's 58 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

181 of its 496 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ghana

147 of its 482 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (65 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

242 of its 274 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Srebrenica accounted for 183 of Bosnia's 242 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

182 of its 500 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (74 stories). 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: outbreaks in Puerto Rico (56 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Somalia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in China (52 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 47,250 stories about harm among 205,823 counted on 25 Mar.

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Of the day's 205,823 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 →

Bosnia88 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,278 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium80 in 100 of its 6,884 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia71 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1296 Cairo Egypt196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Jerusalem Israel157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Charlotte US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Brussels Belgium134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5444

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 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: 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessPoland: 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 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 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 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 lessGreece: 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 lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: 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 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 lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: 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: 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 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: no storiesPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessSt 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: 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: 83 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 32 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 42 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 63 in 100 of its 1,083 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tajikistan: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 81 in 100 of its 1,278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 49 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 43 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 1,799 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 496 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,948 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 2,022 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nicaragua: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Moldova: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 55 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Macedonia: 71 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 43 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 45 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 54 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 36 in 100 of its 500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 50 in 100 of its 1,795 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 739 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 62 in 100 of its 1,379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 611 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ghana: 30 in 100 of its 482 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 44 in 100 of its 2,118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 39 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 60 in 100 of its 989 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Dominican Republic: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Côte d’Ivoire: 69 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 88 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 80 in 100 of its 6,884 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belarus: 40 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Argentina: 36 in 100 of its 491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Angola: 53 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Algeria: 36 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 739 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 739 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 739 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 80 in 100 of its 6,884 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 81 in 100 of its 1,278 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bosnia 88 in 100 of its 274 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 83 in 100 of its 246 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 63 in 100 of its 1,083 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 62 in 100 of its 1,379 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 16,698 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence32% 15,058 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents9% 4,370 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Health8% 3,841 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,352 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,240 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,219 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 834 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 killed15,752 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,018 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people injured5,889 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people affected3,657 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees777 at about half the usual rate · most about Italy and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced296 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill72 at about the usual rate

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
● 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.