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29,820 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 illness in Jerusalem, protests in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and people killed in Botswana. Botswana's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 85 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPanama 85 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Israel

157 of its 264 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jerusalem accounted for 86 of Israel's 157 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

88 of its 184 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 19 of Sao Paulo's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Flu was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Sao Paulo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Botswana

10 of its 18 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Botswana over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Panama

81 of its 95 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. the Panama Canal accounted for 55 of Panama's 81 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories).

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Health

US

11,278 of its 22,140 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (663 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

UK

1,997 of its 4,203 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (702 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Sri Lanka

75 of its 150 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Spain

267 of its 547 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Iran

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Syria (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Iraq (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Somalia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Iran (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

43 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 29,820 stories about harm among 69,051 counted on 28 Mar.

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Of the day's 69,051 news stories, 43 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 33. On 29 March 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 43 today. Israel's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 44%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Panama85 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Syria79 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Philippines67 in 100 of its 535 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Bangladesh67 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1615 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 Wuhan China29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 555 Manhattan US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 New York US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sUkraine: 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'sMaldives: 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 · 98 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Italy about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 496 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 151 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health85% 25,284 stories · much more than usual (usually 72%) Rights & justice4% 1,293 stories · much less than usual (usually 10%) Disasters & accidents4% 1,116 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Conflict & violence2% 591 stories · less than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services2% 510 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 492 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 231 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 168 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 killed8,585 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,008 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees85 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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.

● Angera little less 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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