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60,144 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 day's news pointed at violence in London, a disaster in Sewol and rights and justice in Phnom Penh. Cambodia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Egypt and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUK 54 in 100 of its 23,057 stories, usually 18
RegionEurope 38 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

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

UK

12,371 of its 23,057 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. London accounted for 10,261 of the UK's 12,371 stories about harm, carried by 3,057 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7,532 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories → London stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

961 of its 1,901 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Sewol accounted for 829 of South Korea's 961 stories about harm, carried by 423 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (659 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Sewol stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

151 of its 275 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Phnom Penh accounted for 126 of Cambodia's 151 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Egypt

460 of its 827 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Poisoning was named in 112 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

509 of its 818 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Brussels accounted for 442 of Belgium's 509 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (412 stories).

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Health

Czechia

81 of its 211 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

101 of its 295 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 84 of Lantau's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (83 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Romania

77 of its 253 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 36 of Bucharest's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

44 of its 83 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Libya (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Egypt (112 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); bird flu in Austria (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Finland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Hungary (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 60,144 stories about harm among 252,378 counted on 23 Mar.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 30 January 2017. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 252,378 stories, above the usual 21. the UK's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. Libya's news mentioned drownings about 4 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic88 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia85 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen71 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq70 in 100 of its 553 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain69 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2588 London UK331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 10261 Jerusalem Israel223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 777 Manama Bahrain124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Xinjiang China97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualDinka, South Sudan -- disasters & accidents: 30 stories, carried by 29 outletsCoalwood, US -- health: 69 stories, carried by 68 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 98 stories, carried by 77 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 30 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsChipping Sodbury, UK -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsGreater Manchester, UK -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 100 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

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belarus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dinka South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 30 stories ● Coalwood US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 69 stories ● Xinjiang China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 98 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● North Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 17,885 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice25% 14,527 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Health18% 10,367 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 8,621 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,059 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,804 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,539 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,337 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 killed24,359 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people injured10,705 at about three times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests9,767 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected6,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees851 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda Stories reporting abductions707 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill174 at about twice the usual rate · most about Egypt and the US

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 one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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