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9,139 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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Violence in Brussels, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and a disaster in Dhaka drew the news. Belgium'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.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia →
Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBelgium 64 in 100 of its 138 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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 →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

88 of its 138 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Brussels accounted for 74 of Belgium's 88 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

42 of its 53 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khartoum accounted for 36 of Sudan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. 34 of Khartoum's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories).

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

92 of its 219 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 57 of Bangladesh's 92 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Israel

153 of its 337 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tel Aviv accounted for 63 of Israel's 153 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

97 of its 228 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

549 of its 1,605 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

45 of its 105 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 13 of Tehran's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 324 of Ukraine's 815 stories about harm, carried by 666 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

24 of its 56 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: polio in Malawi (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in India (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in UK (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); helicopter crash in US (15 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 9,139 stories about harm among 39,692 counted on 20 Mar.

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Belgium's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 39,692 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. Mentions of the polio ran about 4 times their usual in Malawi's news. A year earlier, on 20 March 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan79 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Hong Kong68 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Belgium64 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Syria47 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel45 in 100 of its 337 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Moscow Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224 Kinzhal Russia35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Khartoum Sudan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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 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 more fearful than the world'sYemen: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 549 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 815 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 138 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 3,578 stories · less than usual (usually 43%) Conflict & violence17% 1,552 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Rights & justice17% 1,512 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 967 stories · about as usual Displacement6% 513 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 362 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 320 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 212 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 killed2,437 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,310 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people injured751 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests716 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees440 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations261 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced217 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions76 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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