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40,011 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 Ramallah (Palestine), violence in Srebrenica and a disaster in Chimanimani drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBosnia 97 in 100 of its 332 stories, usually 57
RegionOceania 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Palestine

851 of its 1,366 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 537 of Palestine's 851 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 287 of Ramallah's 537 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

321 of its 332 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Srebrenica accounted for 234 of Bosnia's 321 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

392 of its 663 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Chimanimani accounted for 236 of Zimbabwe's 392 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (280 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Chimanimani stories →
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Conflict & violence

Somalia

280 of its 322 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Afgoye accounted for 108 of Somalia's 280 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

353 of its 1,157 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 140 of Milan's 203 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Drownings were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with chickenpox.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

977 of its 1,043 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Beira accounted for 705 of Mozambique's 977 stories about harm, carried by 771 outlets. Respiratory illness was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, outbreaks and hiv. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

616 of its 996 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (457 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

422 of its 726 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jakarta accounted for 248 of Indonesia's 422 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Netherlands

297 of its 714 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Bangladesh (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Afghanistan (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Italy (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Mozambique (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in India (58 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 20 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 40,011 stories about harm among 200,198 counted on 20 Mar.

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Bangladesh's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 200,198 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. On 20 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today. Palestine's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia97 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique94 in 100 of its 1,043 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia87 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence New Zealand69 in 100 of its 2,890 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1530 Ramallah Palestine287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 537 Milan Italy140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Gaza Palestine113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245 San Francisco US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 487

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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'sPuerto Rico: 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'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSingapore: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: 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 fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Bosnia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 321 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● New Zealand about twice as angry as the world's · 1,996 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 280 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 851 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 616 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,967 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health22% 8,688 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents19% 7,403 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,826 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,306 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,469 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 970 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 845 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 killed14,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,916 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations598 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland

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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