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29,352 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 Paris (France), violence in Alexandria and rights and justice in Lisbon. France's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 84 in 100 of its 214 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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

France

1,360 of its 2,175 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 471 of Paris' 634 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (626 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.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

607 of its 885 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Alexandria accounted for 295 of Egypt's 607 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (269 stories). Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Alexandria stories →
Rights & justice

Portugal

135 of its 318 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Lisbon accounted for 119 of Portugal's 135 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

96 of its 112 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Rabaul accounted for 50 of Papua New Guinea's 96 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Tsunami was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with volcanic eruption. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Rabaul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Congo

34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

652 of its 759 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Ghouta accounted for 430 of Syria's 652 stories about harm, carried by 406 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Croatia

180 of its 214 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Zagreb accounted for 169 of Croatia's 180 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 167 of Zagreb's 169 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

42 of its 99 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 14 of Manama's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

62 of its 83 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

534 of its 1,021 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 121 of Jerusalem's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (233 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Congo (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Haiti (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Ghana (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in South Africa (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 29,352 stories about harm among 118,559 counted on 24 Mar.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 20 January 2018. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 118,559 stories, above the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In France, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the tsunami about three times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria86 in 100 of its 759 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea86 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Croatia84 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Yemen78 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Libya75 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US2625 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3650 Paris France471 stories about protests or strikes, of its 634 Carcassonne France286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Zagreb Croatia167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Jerusalem Israel121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer 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 a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● France about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,360 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 652 stories about harm ● Liberia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 134 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 9,469 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence26% 7,328 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health16% 4,473 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 3,874 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,934 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 776 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 532 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 345 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 killed11,517 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests3,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,185 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions647 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees178 at about half the usual rate · most about Palestine and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and India

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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