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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: 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 lessEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about twice its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about twice its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrunei: warmth about its own usualWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 68 stories, carried by 70 outletsArunachal, India -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 31 outletsFort Wayne, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsSalem, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 21 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsMutete, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 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

● Mali warmth about twice usual ● Poland warmth about twice usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Warsaw Poland about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 68 stories ● Arunachal India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Fort Wayne US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Salem US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

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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