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39,534 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 volcanic eruption in Indonesia, violence in Utrecht and people displaced in the Philippines. the Netherlands' coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Indonesia → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 73 in 100 of its 2,316 stories, usually 15
RegionOceania 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

563 of its 838 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jakarta accounted for 220 of Indonesia's 563 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (270 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 200 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Netherlands

1,700 of its 2,316 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Utrecht accounted for 824 of the Netherlands' 1,700 stories about harm, carried by 750 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (868 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Utrecht stories →
Health

Philippines

477 of its 1,055 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

643 of its 1,006 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Salfit accounted for 367 of Palestine's 643 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (265 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Salfit stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mali

97 of its 109 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Dioura accounted for 39 of Mali's 97 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

724 of its 771 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Beira accounted for 637 of Mozambique's 724 stories about harm, carried by 517 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

312 of its 572 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and tropical storm.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

247 of its 490 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

515 of its 1,839 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 285 of Paris' 354 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

90 of its 261 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Congo (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chickenpox in Bahrain (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Kenya (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in Ukraine (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 39,534 stories about harm among 174,940 counted on 18 Mar.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Indonesia. of the day's 174,940 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique94 in 100 of its 771 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali89 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Netherlands73 in 100 of its 2,316 stories · usually 15 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia72 in 100 of its 1,037 stories · usually 74 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given New Zealand69 in 100 of its 4,544 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US299 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1396 Paris France285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Gaza Palestine208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Jerusalem Israel149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Xinjiang China100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,700 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● China about twice as fearful as the world's · 544 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 9,750 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 9,407 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health19% 7,568 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,822 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,033 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,157 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 645 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 624 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 killed16,013 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting arrests5,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,511 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the Netherlands Stories reporting people affected4,498 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mozambique Stories reporting evacuations1,123 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced595 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees320 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand

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
● Feara little more than 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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