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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.

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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.

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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

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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 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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 lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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 lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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 lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualGadot, Israel -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 44 outletsAllegan County, US -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 18 outletsDiyarbakir, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 66 stories, carried by 46 outletsManila, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 131 stories, carried by 142 outletsShandong, China -- health: 62 stories, carried by 63 outletsAbyan, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsVermont, US -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 25 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 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

● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Gadot Israel about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 43 stories ● Allegan County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Diyarbakir Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 66 stories ● Manila Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 131 stories ● Shandong China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 62 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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