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What the world's news said happened to people.
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52,503 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 protests in Sanaa (Yemen), violence in Lahore and heavy rain in Liberia. Liberia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Egypt and the Philippines → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAngola 80 in 100 of its 154 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

347 of its 398 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Sanaa accounted for 226 of Yemen's 347 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. 128 of Sanaa's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

2,054 of its 3,087 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Lahore accounted for 1,335 of Pakistan's 2,054 stories about harm, carried by 736 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (531 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Lahore stories →
Health

Liberia

104 of its 215 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Heavy rain was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Uganda

90 of its 208 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

110 of its 222 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 66 of Tachira's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

70 of its 185 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 25 of Yangon's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

123 of its 154 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 58 of Luanda's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (52 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cyprus

490 of its 1,122 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Larnaca accounted for 468 of Cyprus' 490 stories about harm, carried by 376 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (191 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

1,922 of its 3,069 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Egyptair accounted for 1,578 of Egypt's 1,922 stories about harm, carried by 1,102 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (323 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Czechia

117 of its 405 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 100 of Prague's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Norway (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Tanzania (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Niger (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Myanmar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
24 in 10018 in 10029 Feb7 Mar14 Mar21 Mar29 Mar29 Feb: 19 in 1001 Mar: 19 in 1002 Mar: 19 in 1003 Mar: 18 in 1004 Mar: 18 in 1005 Mar: 20 in 1006 Mar: 21 in 1007 Mar: 19 in 1008 Mar: 19 in 1009 Mar: 19 in 10010 Mar: 20 in 10011 Mar: 20 in 10012 Mar: 22 in 10013 Mar: 24 in 10014 Mar: 21 in 10015 Mar: 19 in 10016 Mar: 19 in 10017 Mar: 19 in 10018 Mar: 19 in 10019 Mar: 21 in 10020 Mar: 20 in 10021 Mar: 18 in 10022 Mar: 23 in 10023 Mar: 23 in 10024 Mar: 22 in 10025 Mar: 23 in 10026 Mar: 22 in 10027 Mar: 23 in 10028 Mar: 22 in 10029 Mar: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 52,503 stories about harm among 244,100 counted on 29 Mar.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 244,100 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Egypt and the Philippines. the news turned to Yemen for the second day running. Yemen's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 81%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Côte d’Ivoire92 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen87 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea87 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Burundi83 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Angola80 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ramallah Palestine349 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Lahore Pakistan349 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1335 Washington US319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1864 Brussels Belgium252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1563 San Francisco US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 607

Stories, not people.

Where it happened

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Tachira, Venezuela -- protests & strikes: 66 stories, carried by 64 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Ninnes, Australia -- attacks & violence: 7 stories, carried by 65 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Moscow, Russia -- attacks & violence: 176 stories, carried by 142 outlets; harsh wording in 88 in 100Taipei, Taiwan -- attacks & violence: 128 stories, carried by 172 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Philippine, Philippines -- attacks & violence: 201 stories, carried by 140 outlets; harsh wording in 95 in 100Ramadi, Iraq -- attacks & violence: 32 stories, carried by 92 outlets; harsh wording in 94 in 100Paris, France -- attacks & violence: 184 stories, carried by 146 outlets; harsh wording in 92 in 100Luanda, Angola -- protests & strikes: 69 stories, carried by 99 outlets; harsh wording in 97 in 100Sanaa, Yemen -- protests & strikes: 226 stories, carried by 173 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Pathankot, India -- attacks & violence: 262 stories, carried by 104 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Baghdad, Iraq -- attacks & violence: 166 stories, carried by 122 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Islamabad, Pakistan -- protests & strikes: 355 stories, carried by 214 outlets; harsh wording in 96 in 100Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- people displaced: 238 stories, carried by 252 outlets; harsh wording in 93 in 100Palmyra, Syria -- attacks & violence: 190 stories, carried by 171 outlets; harsh wording in 95 in 100Damascus, Syria -- attacks & violence: 207 stories, carried by 187 outlets; harsh wording in 97 in 100Istanbul, Türkiye -- attacks & violence: 332 stories, carried by 251 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Alexandria, Egypt -- attacks & violence: 278 stories, carried by 302 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Larnaca, Cyprus -- attacks & violence: 468 stories, carried by 376 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Incirlik, Türkiye -- attacks & violence: 222 stories, carried by 288 outlets; harsh wording in 92 in 100Washington, US -- attacks & violence: 1,864 stories, carried by 1,243 outlets; harsh wording in 87 in 100Lahore, Pakistan -- attacks & violence: 1,335 stories, carried by 736 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100San Bernardino, US -- attacks & violence: 943 stories, carried by 888 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Egyptair, Egypt -- attacks & violence: 1,578 stories, carried by 1,102 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Brussels, Belgium -- attacks & violence: 1,563 stories, carried by 1,024 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks

The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.

Biggest events

● Brussels Belgium attacks & violence · 1,563 stories, 1,024 outlets ● Egyptair Egypt attacks & violence · 1,578 stories, 1,102 outlets ● San Bernardino US attacks & violence · 943 stories, 888 outlets ● Lahore Pakistan attacks & violence · 1,335 stories, 736 outlets ● Washington US attacks & violence · 1,864 stories, 1,243 outlets ● Incirlik Türkiye attacks & violence · 222 stories, 288 outlets ● Larnaca Cyprus attacks & violence · 468 stories, 376 outlets ● Alexandria Egypt attacks & violence · 278 stories, 302 outlets

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 17,716 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence29% 14,879 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,081 stories · about as usual Health10% 5,231 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,354 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,648 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,474 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,207 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 killed15,994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,447 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,051 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,450 at about three times the usual rate · most about Egypt and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees878 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill66 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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