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31,702 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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Landslides in Peru, protests in Hodeida (Yemen) and illness in Prague drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Pakistan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 70 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

357 of its 445 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Lima accounted for 303 of Peru's 357 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (228 stories). Landslides were named in 187 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and dengue. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

373 of its 418 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. 86 of Hodeida's 157 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (285 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hodeida stories →
Health

Czechia

125 of its 179 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Prague accounted for 122 of the Czechia's 125 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Displacement

France

2,469 of its 4,041 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Paris accounted for 2,344 of France's 2,469 stories about harm, carried by 1,512 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Belgium

210 of its 356 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 207 of Belgium's 210 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (191 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Brazil

241 of its 516 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Food poisoning was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Greece

75 of its 236 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with train derailment. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Displacement

Cyprus

92 of its 153 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Larnaca accounted for 86 of Cyprus' 92 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

106 of its 191 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 98 of Lantau's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (98 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iceland

81 of its 126 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 70 of Reykjavik's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Snowstorms were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Iceland (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Bolivia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Austria (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Greece (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 31,702 stories about harm among 143,510 counted on 18 Mar.

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Iceland's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 143,510 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Peru. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Pakistan. Peru's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo95 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen89 in 100 of its 418 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan89 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Syria82 in 100 of its 835 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Peru80 in 100 of its 445 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France580 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2344 Washington US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1014 Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 677 Islamabad Pakistan122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Delhi India120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Cyprus about three times as fearful as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 373 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 434 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 2,469 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,176 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence20% 6,304 stories · about as usual Health17% 5,321 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,987 stories · about as usual Displacement8% 2,566 stories · much more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,139 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 934 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 686 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 killed9,938 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions836 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced245 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Jamaica and India

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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