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26,242 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 news turned to protests in Tirana (Albania), violence in Ramallah and illness in Freetown. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 83 in 100 of its 2,654 stories, usually 41
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 61 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Protests & strikes

Albania

108 of its 136 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tirana accounted for 77 of Albania's 108 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 76 of Tirana's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

947 of its 1,276 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 433 of Palestine's 947 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (526 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Israel

2,211 of its 2,654 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 384 of Jerusalem's 580 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (1,868 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

135 of its 180 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 51 of Valencia's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). 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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Protests & strikes

Mongolia

22 of its 35 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 21 of Ulaanbaatar's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Liberia

35 of its 56 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 12 of Nouadhibou's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Rights & justice

Iran

129 of its 240 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Indonesia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Papua New Guinea (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Belgium (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 26,242 stories about harm among 112,114 counted on 31 Mar.

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Indonesia's news mentioned oil spill more than ten times as often as usual. Albania's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%. A year earlier, on 31 March 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 112,114 stories, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi100 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Israel83 in 100 of its 2,654 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Libya82 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Albania79 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Yemen75 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel384 stories about protests or strikes, of its 580 Gaza Palestine288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Washington US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 961 Tel Aviv Israel210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Mingora Pakistan115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 75 in 100 of its 239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 75 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 46 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 40 in 100 of its 465 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 1,202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Korea: 46 in 100 of its 678 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 39 in 100 of its 427 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 75 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Senegal: 37 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 63 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 48 in 100 of its 1,816 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Morocco: 35 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mongolia: 63 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mauritania: 83 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 82 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 62 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 83 in 100 of its 2,654 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 1,276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 54 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guyana: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 58 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 48 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ecuador: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 81 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 68 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 100 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Austria: 36 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 34 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 79 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 1,276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 1,276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 74 in 100 of its 1,276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 83 in 100 of its 2,654 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 74 in 100 of its 1,276 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sierra Leone 75 in 100 of its 303 stories · mostly health ● Yemen 75 in 100 of its 239 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Albania 79 in 100 of its 136 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Venezuela 75 in 100 of its 180 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,024 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence27% 6,918 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health19% 4,790 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,953 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,538 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 872 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 419 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 302 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 killed9,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,395 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting arrests2,952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees538 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting abductions355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations180 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and India

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.