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30,328 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Brussels, protests in Seoul (South Korea) and people injured in Egypt. Egypt's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Angola →
Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlbania 67 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

3,767 of its 4,831 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Brussels accounted for 3,728 of Belgium's 3,767 stories about harm, carried by 1,798 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (1,276 stories). Plane crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

146 of its 531 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 30 of Seoul's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

175 of its 349 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (51 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Italy

223 of its 773 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories). Drownings were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with flooding. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

338 of its 523 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Mondulkiri accounted for 227 of Cambodia's 338 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (170 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

72 of its 212 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Oil spill was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Angola

22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Dengue was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Israel

660 of its 1,071 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 422 of Israel's 660 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories).

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Protests & strikes

China

462 of its 2,162 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 116 of Beijing's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (94 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Angola (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in South Africa (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Jamaica (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Chile (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 26 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 30,328 stories about harm among 141,047 counted on 26 Mar.

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Angola's news mentioned the dengue more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 141,047 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Angola. the news turned to Belgium for the second day running. Belgium's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 72%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia83 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium78 in 100 of its 4,831 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 934 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia70 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 862 Brussels Belgium175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3728 Jerusalem Israel162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 422 Hyderabad India129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Phoenix US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 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 readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 readNepal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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 lessIsrael: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsMaine, US -- health: 34 stories, carried by 29 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsNawabshah, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 11 outletsThe Orchard, US -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsAbyan, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsLlandaff, UK -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 80 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 51 stories, carried by 50 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Buhari Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Maine US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Berlin Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Nawabshah Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● The Orchard US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 10,960 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence34% 10,129 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents9% 2,768 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Health8% 2,381 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,625 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 958 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 710 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 480 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 killed10,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,665 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people injured3,335 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people affected2,973 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees624 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Belgium Stories reporting abductions481 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced449 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Cambodia and Israel Stories reporting evacuations137 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill116 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Angola

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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