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What the world's news said happened to people.
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40,209 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 Vienna, wildfires in Portugal and protests in Jerusalem (Israel). Portugal's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAustria 54 in 100 of its 306 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Austria

164 of its 306 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Vienna accounted for 104 of Austria's 164 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (112 stories). Hepatitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

74 of its 264 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

317 of Jerusalem's 564 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (69 stories). Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Haiti

35 of its 60 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Croix-des-Bouquets accounted for 31 of Haiti's 35 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lithuania

24 of its 48 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kazakhstan

42 of its 99 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

202 of its 234 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Comoros

17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 8 of Anjouan's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Spain

254 of its 1,069 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Train derailment was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Norway (149 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Mozambique (417 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (125 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (48 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 40,209 stories about harm among 204,500 counted on 27 Mar.

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Abductions were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 204,500 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Austria stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Austria.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique90 in 100 of its 779 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen86 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia74 in 100 of its 637 stories · usually 74 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sudan71 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Mali67 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US539 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Jerusalem Israel317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564 New York US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Ramallah Palestine182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 609 Washington US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1552

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sEthiopia: 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: 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 readN. 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'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 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sComoros: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than 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 grief-stricken as the world's · 202 stories about harm ● Portugal about twice as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 13,141 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 8,599 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,193 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence15% 6,034 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,967 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,387 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 712 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 666 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 killed11,337 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,229 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations331 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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 less 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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