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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 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 lessMyanmar: 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualRuseke, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 82 stories, carried by 79 outletsUbolratana, Thailand -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 38 outletsTampa, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 49 outletsTelangana, India -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- food & livelihood: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 536 stories, carried by 347 outletsCambridge Bay, Canada -- food & livelihood: 15 stories, carried by 30 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

● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ruseke Rwanda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● California US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 82 stories ● Ubolratana Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 35 stories ● Tampa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Telangana India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

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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