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29,880 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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Violence in Lahore, people injured in the UK and protests in Athens (Greece) drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 69 in 100 of its 2,864 stories, usually 35
RegionEurope 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,970 of its 2,864 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Lahore accounted for 1,395 of Pakistan's 1,970 stories about harm, carried by 1,079 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,370 stories). Earthquake was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Lahore stories →
Rights & justice

UK

984 of its 5,025 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Storms were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, measles and rubella. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

74 of Athens' 122 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Flooding was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

75 of its 256 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Oil spill was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Belgium

3,532 of its 4,358 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Brussels accounted for 3,484 of Belgium's 3,532 stories about harm, carried by 1,882 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (1,290 stories). Drought was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

82 of its 93 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Bamako accounted for 63 of Mali's 82 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Korea

208 of its 487 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ireland

523 of its 1,347 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Dublin accounted for 465 of Ireland's 523 stories about harm, carried by 467 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (397 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Austria

49 of its 86 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Vienna accounted for 43 of Austria's 49 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Italy

289 of its 793 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (36 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: drownings in Philippines (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Somalia (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Algeria (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Japan (31 of its stories, more than ten 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 27 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 29,880 stories about harm among 130,829 counted on 27 Mar.

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23 in every 100 of the day's 130,829 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. This week the news turned most often to Belgium, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen92 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Mali88 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 1,733 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium81 in 100 of its 4,358 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia74 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brussels Belgium877 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3484 Lahore Pakistan169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1395 Jerusalem Israel156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469 Palmyra Syria148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 580 Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 691

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: no storiesUzbekistan: 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: 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 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: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 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 lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIran: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 storiesNew 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: 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: 92 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 44 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 51 in 100 of its 435 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Trinidad & Tobago: 32 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 83 in 100 of its 1,733 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Korea: 43 in 100 of its 487 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 74 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 37 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 37 in 100 of its 710 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 69 in 100 of its 2,864 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 31 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 1,644 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 88 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 59 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Italy: 36 in 100 of its 793 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 41 in 100 of its 1,692 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ireland: 39 in 100 of its 1,347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 51 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 44 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 78 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 44 in 100 of its 664 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 34 in 100 of its 1,099 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)French Polynesia: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 32 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 449 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greenland: 58 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Côte d’Ivoire: 48 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Chile: 42 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 53 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 35 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 75 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 80 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Benin: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 81 in 100 of its 4,358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Austria: 57 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Algeria: 69 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 411 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 140 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

● Syria 83 in 100 of its 1,733 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Belgium 81 in 100 of its 4,358 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 92 in 100 of its 153 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 69 in 100 of its 2,864 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 88 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 74 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence41% 11,982 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice31% 9,055 stories · less than usual (usually 35%) Disasters & accidents10% 3,095 stories · about as usual Health7% 1,934 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,642 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 824 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 649 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 348 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 killed11,163 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people injured4,913 at about twice the usual rate · most about Belgium and Pakistan Stories reporting arrests4,224 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people affected2,470 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees602 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Syria Stories reporting abductions419 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Cameroon Stories reporting people displaced230 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Israel Stories reporting evacuations209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Turkmenistan

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
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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