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23,772 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 news turned to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), heavy rain in Afghanistan and illness in Beira. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 63 in 100 of its 485 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,600 of its 2,029 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 473 of Jerusalem's 622 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (124 stories). Power cuts were named in 129 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

334 of its 436 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Heavy rain was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought and avalanche. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Mozambique

272 of its 290 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 87%. Beira accounted for 240 of Mozambique's 272 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Cholera was named in 207 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Beira stories →
Rights & justice

Congo

121 of its 138 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Malta

134 of its 213 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Valletta accounted for 121 of Malta's 134 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. 62 of Valletta's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

73 of its 103 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 22 of Tripoli's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

304 of its 485 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Rabat accounted for 295 of Morocco's 304 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (206 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mali

101 of its 115 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

213 of its 415 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 146 of Bangladesh's 213 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Italy

143 of its 508 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 61 of Veneto's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Iran (30 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Syria (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Zimbabwe (12 of its stories, about 4 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 30 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 23,772 stories about harm among 115,374 counted on 30 Mar.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 115,374 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Israel's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%. A year earlier, on 30 March 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique94 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 87 · mostly health Mali88 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo88 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Israel79 in 100 of its 2,029 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel473 stories about protests or strikes, of its 622 Jordan Valley Israel260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Chicago US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 783 Atlanta US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Gaza Palestine152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

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'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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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 readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'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 readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than 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'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 334 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as warm as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● New Zealand about twice as angry as the world's · 412 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as fearful as the world's · 191 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 7,305 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 4,740 stories · about as usual Health19% 4,401 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,443 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,416 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,105 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 721 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 294 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 killed7,956 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,044 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,279 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees681 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced344 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Congo and the US Stories reporting abductions179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about half the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people falling ill28 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 harsher 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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