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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).

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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
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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 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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão 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: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong 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 lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualBucharest, Romania -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 29 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 25 outletsEkiti State, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 21 outletsElmhurst, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsKemo, Central African Republic -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsCoeur Dalene, US -- health: 66 stories, carried by 149 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

● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bucharest Romania about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories ● Bamako Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories ● Ekiti State Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.