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What the world's news said happened to people.
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41,108 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 a disaster in Beira, violence in Utrecht and protests in Arakan (Myanmar). the Netherlands' coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 56 in 100 of its 1,071 stories, usually 27
RegionOceania 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

1,024 of its 1,085 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Beira accounted for 937 of Mozambique's 1,024 stories about harm, carried by 974 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (333 stories). Cholera was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Beira stories →
Conflict & violence

Netherlands

599 of its 1,071 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Utrecht accounted for 266 of the Netherlands' 599 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (402 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Utrecht stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

29 of its 50 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 12 of Arakan's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Arakan stories →
Health

Uganda

113 of its 250 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Food poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Bosnia

72 of its 80 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Srebrenica accounted for 69 of Bosnia's 72 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

401 of its 648 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

554 of its 917 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 299 of Palestine's 554 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 206 of Gaza's 299 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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Conflict & violence

New Zealand

2,511 of its 3,645 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

232 of its 491 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

240 of its 568 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Zimbabwe (77 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Ireland (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Kenya (31 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); meningitis in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in South Korea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 41,108 stories about harm among 203,328 counted on 19 Mar.

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On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 203,328 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. In Zimbabwe's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. On 19 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique94 in 100 of its 1,085 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Bosnia90 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua79 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 729 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mississippi US289 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Gaza Palestine206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1413 Statue of Liberty US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Jerusalem Israel90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessFiji: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBaghlan, Afghanistan -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 32 outletsSouth Island, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 78 stories, carried by 74 outletsBradford County, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 34 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 41 stories, carried by 62 outletsMaranhao, Brazil -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 37 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 62 stories, carried by 142 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 62 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

● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Baghlan Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● South Island New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 78 stories ● Bradford County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories ● Maranhao Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,328 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 8,378 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,684 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 7,368 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,809 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,402 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 765 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 744 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 killed15,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,169 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mozambique Stories reporting arrests4,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations933 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced412 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mozambique Stories reporting refugees405 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions266 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill58 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
● 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.