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25,393 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 protests in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), rights and justice in Kabul and landslides in Ecuador. Mexico's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 46 in 100 of its 711 stories, usually 34
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Protests & strikes

Mexico

325 of its 711 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ciudad Juarez accounted for 170 of Mexico's 325 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. 124 of Ciudad Juarez's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Ciudad Juarez stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

129 of its 219 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 74 of Afghanistan's 129 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

Alausi accounted for 18 of Ecuador's 33 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Alausi stories →
Conflict & violence

Portugal

39 of its 153 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Armenia

29 of its 87 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Sudan

28 of its 55 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Health

Vietnam

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Antigua & Barbuda

20 of its 36 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Bahamas

25 of its 71 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

40 of its 64 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kigali accounted for 25 of Rwanda's 40 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (62 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Vanuatu (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Azerbaijan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Netherlands (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 25,393 stories about harm among 141,399 counted on 29 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 141,399 stories, below the usual 19. On 29 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu63 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria63 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda62 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Ecuador62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 788 Ciudad Juarez Mexico124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Nashville US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 Paris France90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Jerusalem Israel75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSão 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMali: 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'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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: 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 fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Greece about twice as fearful as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Mozambique few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 325 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 8,255 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 6,388 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,604 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence11% 2,693 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,543 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 970 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 926 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 572 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 killed6,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,260 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions178 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting evacuations142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Burundi

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.

● 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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