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19,683 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 protests in Managua (Nicaragua), violence in Istanbul and plane crash in Germany. Germany's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBrunei 79 in 100 of its 114 stories, usually 32
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

60 of its 64 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Managua accounted for 49 of Nicaragua's 60 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 47 of Managua's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

669 of its 980 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Istanbul accounted for 536 of Türkiye's 669 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (254 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

315 of its 1,341 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (166 stories). Plane crash was named in 153 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

86 of its 173 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

1,183 of its 1,915 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 329 of Jerusalem's 619 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (763 stories). Power cuts were named in 96 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 twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

345 of its 447 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Herat accounted for 188 of Afghanistan's 345 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. 99 of Herat's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

115 of its 266 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

61 of its 107 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 9 of Korhogo's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Spain

215 of its 731 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 91 of Madrid's 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Ecuador (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Senegal (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Iran (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Italy (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mozambique (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 19,683 stories about harm among 102,421 counted on 31 Mar.

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In Germany's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 102,421 stories, below the usual 20. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 31 March 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Nicaragua stood out: 94% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 72%. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua94 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique92 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 88 · mostly health Somalia87 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Brunei79 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 619 Herat Afghanistan99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Madrid Spain91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 416 Kiev Ukraine88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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 a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: 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'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sIran: 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'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 345 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as angry as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 315 stories about harm ● Nepal about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 669 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 6,230 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence22% 4,264 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health18% 3,433 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,914 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,010 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 625 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 587 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 358 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 killed6,840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,458 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests2,366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions351 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations141 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about a third 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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