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41,484 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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Protests in Carabobo (Venezuela), the cyclone in Armenia and refugees in Pakistan drew the news. Venezuela's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 78 in 100 of its 1,279 stories, usually 33
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Venezuela

1,000 of its 1,279 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Carabobo accounted for 530 of Venezuela's 1,000 stories about harm, carried by 533 outlets. 484 of Carabobo's 530 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (195 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Carabobo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Armenia

115 of its 274 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (62 stories). Cyclone was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,082 of its 2,357 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (79 stories). Tsunami was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Italy

359 of its 1,260 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (179 stories). Natural hazards were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Mali

103 of its 133 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sierra Leone

36 of its 72 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

71 of its 109 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Yangon accounted for 62 of Myanmar's 71 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

68 of its 304 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

France

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (142 stories). Drownings were named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Panama

141 of its 240 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Rio San Juan accounted for 107 of Panama's 141 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Papua New Guinea (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Botswana (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Iran (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 19 the day before
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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 41,484 stories about harm among 210,934 counted on 29 Mar.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Venezuela. In Venezuela, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the tsunami about 4 times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 210,934 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela78 in 100 of its 1,279 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Mali77 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen71 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya69 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea69 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Carabobo Venezuela484 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530 Portland US351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 496 Valencia Venezuela343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Washington US334 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1417 Jerusalem Israel217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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 readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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 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: 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: 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 lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualDapchi, Nigeria -- displacement: 37 stories, carried by 22 outletsAmman, Jordan -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 40 stories, carried by 30 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 542 stories, carried by 482 outletsFrederick County, US -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 69 outletsTulsi, India -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsMingora, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 113 stories, carried by 114 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 33 outletsFreetown, Sierra Leone -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 20 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

● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dapchi Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 37 stories ● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 40 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 542 stories ● Frederick County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 37 stories ● Tulsi India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 13,373 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health23% 9,230 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence19% 7,689 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,094 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,224 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,335 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 900 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 812 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 killed13,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,733 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions584 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced249 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations187 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about the usual rate

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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