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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,851 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 illness in Tunis, protests in Athens (Greece) and deaths in Cayman. Tunisia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostCayman Islands 70 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 11
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Tunisia

76 of its 89 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tunis accounted for 69 of Tunisia's 76 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

106 of its 317 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 26 of Athens' 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

391 of its 977 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (259 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Uganda

55 of its 160 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Venezuela

565 of its 884 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 408 of Venezuela's 565 stories about harm, carried by 421 outlets. Hurricane was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with power cuts and road crashes.

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Health

Mali

59 of its 76 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Norovirus was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

160 of its 209 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

32 of its 53 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Cyclone was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

66 of its 85 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Managua accounted for 60 of Nicaragua's 66 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 35 of Managua's 60 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: norovirus in Mali (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (123 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Brazil (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Mozambique (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Switzerland (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 34,851 stories about harm among 179,218 counted on 11 Mar.

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Mali's news mentioned norovirus more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 179,218 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 11 March 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Tunisia's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia85 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Ethiopia83 in 100 of its 4,677 stories · usually 55 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria81 in 100 of its 585 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua78 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Mali78 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 49 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1170 Addis Ababa Ethiopia184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1805 Caracas Venezuela105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Beijing China78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 Tehran Iran70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 474 stories about harm ● Tunisia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 157 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 9,052 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 6,912 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,081 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,897 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given13% 4,315 stories · much more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services4% 1,358 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,077 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 574 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 killed13,636 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and the US Stories reporting arrests4,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,431 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced362 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Syria Stories reporting abductions292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations205 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less 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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