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56,424 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Raqqa (Syria), rights and justice in Caracas and people affected in Burundi. Burundi's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 61 in 100 of its 176 stories, usually 14
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Raqqa accounted for 357 of Syria's 850 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. 249 of Raqqa's 357 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (87 stories). Flooding was named in 229 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

152 of its 276 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 123 of Venezuela's 152 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Burundi

52 of its 61 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Malaria was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,014 of its 2,250 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 724 of Israel's 1,014 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
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Protests & strikes

Mexico

799 of its 2,031 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 286 of Morelia's 286 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (112 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with wildfires.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

133 of its 394 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 79 of Warsaw's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

142 of its 282 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 41 of Manama's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Romania

143 of its 621 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (94 stories). Rubella was named in 11 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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Rights & justice

Côte d’Ivoire

75 of its 124 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Abidjan accounted for 48 of Côte d’Ivoire's 75 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Denmark

119 of its 315 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (662 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Netherlands (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Malta (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 56,424 stories about harm among 276,558 counted on 29 Mar.

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In Burundi's news, mentions of the malaria ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 276,558 stories, as usual. On 29 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi85 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Congo84 in 100 of its 502 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador79 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Somalia73 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 69 · mostly shelter & services Iraq72 in 100 of its 1,364 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US828 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2731 Morelia Mexico286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Johannesburg South Africa280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Raqqa Syria249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Paris France194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 519

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 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 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 lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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 lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualDoha, Qatar -- displacement: 25 stories, carried by 20 outletsXiaoguang, China -- rights & justice: 68 stories, carried by 68 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsOxfordshire, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 27 outletsMaine, US -- health: 37 stories, carried by 46 outletsOlympia, US -- health: 37 stories, carried by 36 outletsGuangzhou, China -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 36 outletsBelgrade, -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 22 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

● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belarus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 25 stories ● Xiaoguang China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 68 stories ● Monash Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Oxfordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 17,662 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,599 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 9,758 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence18% 9,685 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,354 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,041 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,156 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 997 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 killed17,288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,829 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees862 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting abductions852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced543 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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