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56,586 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 Brussels, protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala) and the earthquake in Indonesia drew the news. Belgium's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Egypt → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBelgium 56 in 100 of its 1,203 stories, usually 26
RegionEurope 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Belgium

669 of its 1,203 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 633 of Belgium's 669 stories about harm, carried by 549 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (454 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Guatemala

186 of its 219 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Guatemala City accounted for 159 of Guatemala's 186 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. 159 of Guatemala City's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

360 of its 811 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 270 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and wildfires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Syria

1,424 of its 1,697 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Raqqa accounted for 890 of Syria's 1,424 stories about harm, carried by 526 outlets. 548 of Raqqa's 890 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (329 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

194 of its 265 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tripoli accounted for 97 of Libya's 194 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 58 of Tripoli's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

UK

7,094 of its 19,565 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (3,294 stories). Road crashes were named in 841 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

245 of its 312 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 105 of Somalia's 245 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

60 of its 115 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 9 of Manus Island's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Cyclone was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Norway

97 of its 325 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Hungary (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Papua New Guinea (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Qatar (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in UK (841 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); respiratory illness in Uganda (19 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 22 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 56,586 stories about harm among 261,918 counted on 22 Mar.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Egypt. of the day's 261,918 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Belgium, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala85 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Syria84 in 100 of its 1,697 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia79 in 100 of its 312 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen75 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Libya73 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK593 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4997 Raqqa Syria548 stories about protests or strikes, of its 890 Washington US316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1940 Fairbanks US196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Guatemala City Guatemala159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Belgium about twice as angry as the world's · 669 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 743 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,424 stories about harm ● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 7,094 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 253 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,738 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence23% 12,498 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health18% 10,158 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 8,675 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,029 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,687 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,564 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,165 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 killed17,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,916 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests6,785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced899 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill431 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt

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
● 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.