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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,796 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 violence in Jakarta, illness in Paris and refugees in Thailand. Thailand's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 63 in 100 of its 251 stories, usually 45
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

157 of its 251 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jakarta accounted for 93 of Indonesia's 157 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Health

France

252 of its 819 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 164 of France's 252 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

129 of its 244 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

106 of its 123 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 40 of Mozambique's 106 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Polio was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Niger

Niamey accounted for 41 of Niger's 54 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 24 of Niamey's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 32 of Myanmar's 56 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 26 of Yangon's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Hungary

35 of its 59 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Afghanistan (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in China (57 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in India (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatwave in UK (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 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 23,796 stories about harm among 96,264 counted on 31 Mar.

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25 in every 100 of the day's 96,264 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. On 31 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 40 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique86 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar71 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 87 · mostly rights & justice Syria69 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Niger65 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen65 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 65 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1113 Moscow Russia65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Hollywood US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Atlanta US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: 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 a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Mozambique about twice as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Tanzania few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Niger about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 177 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 13,153 stories · more than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice21% 4,885 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,911 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,566 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 819 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 613 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 329 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 288 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 killed6,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,649 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees217 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced181 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mozambique and the US Stories reporting abductions139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 about as 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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