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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,986 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 violence in Bamako, protests in Kiev (Ukraine) and evacuations in Norway. Mali's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Norway and the US → Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorway 80 in 100 of its 747 stories, usually 12
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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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Conflict & violence

Mali

162 of its 175 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bamako accounted for 88 of Mali's 162 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

79 of its 158 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 45 of Kiev's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

599 of its 747 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (455 stories). Tornadoes were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

630 of its 1,117 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 416 of Israel's 630 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (329 stories).

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
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Protests & strikes

France

366 of its 1,057 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 280 of Paris' 324 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (215 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

96 of its 386 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 47 of Barcelona's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

143 of its 401 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 26 of Islas Marias' 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Drownings were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

430 of its 462 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 411 of Somalia's 430 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

75 of its 201 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

245 of its 290 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Addis Ababa accounted for 167 of Ethiopia's 245 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Mozambique (174 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in China (83 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (88 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Mexico (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Brazil (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 23,986 stories about harm among 116,701 counted on 23 Mar.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Norway and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 116,701 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mozambique's news mentioned the cholera about 9 times as often as usual. Mali's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 58%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia93 in 100 of its 462 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Mali93 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique89 in 100 of its 569 stories · usually 84 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia84 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Norway80 in 100 of its 747 stories · usually 12 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Monroeville US265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Washington US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 756 Jerusalem Israel145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 416 Gaza Palestine118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readEstonia: 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'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIreland: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 430 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● New Zealand about twice as fearful as the world's · 685 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 162 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,252 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence23% 5,481 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents22% 5,177 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health16% 3,740 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,155 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 920 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 648 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 278 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 killed8,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Norway Stories reporting arrests2,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations699 at about three times the usual rate · most about Norway and the US Stories reporting abductions428 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees155 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefabout as 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.