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35,679 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 day's news pointed at protests in Tripoli (Libya), a disaster in Dhaka and rights and justice in Vatican City. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Gambia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVatican City 78 in 100 of its 279 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Libya

81 of its 126 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tripoli accounted for 63 of Libya's 81 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 42 of Tripoli's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

552 of its 751 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 450 of Bangladesh's 552 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (251 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Displacement

Laos

63 of its 80 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories).

Laos over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Palestine

575 of its 813 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ramallah accounted for 376 of Palestine's 575 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 189 of Ramallah's 376 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (301 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

120 of its 251 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Algiers accounted for 110 of Algeria's 120 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 107 of Algiers' 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

785 of its 1,338 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 223 of Jerusalem's 344 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (435 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

513 of its 1,946 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 192 of Paris' 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with cyclone and hurricane.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

262 of its 472 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (237 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malta

79 of its 183 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 51 of Valletta's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (56 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Mozambique (233 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Argentina (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 35,679 stories about harm among 192,675 counted on 29 Mar.

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People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Gambia. 19 in every 100 of the day's 192,675 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Mozambique's news, mentions of the cholera ran about three times their usual. Libya stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. On 29 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique86 in 100 of its 387 stories · usually 87 · mostly health Laos79 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 23 · mostly displacement Vatican City78 in 100 of its 279 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice Somalia74 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh74 in 100 of its 751 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Paris France192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Ramallah Palestine189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1050 Cairo Egypt168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualMaori, New Zealand -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 36 outletsArkansas, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsBarrow-In-Furness, UK -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 28 outletsHelmand, Afghanistan -- health: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsTamaris, France -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 74 outletsTelangana, India -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 14 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 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

● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● New Zealand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Maori New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories ● Arkansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Barrow-In-Furness UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 24 stories ● Auckland New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Helmand Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,832 stories · about as usual Health24% 8,366 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,756 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,934 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,268 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,085 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 989 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 671 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 killed10,343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Laos and the US Stories reporting evacuations212 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill116 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Gambia

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 softer than 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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