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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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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 lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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 lessMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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 lessBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVanuatu: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualNuffield, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 51 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWarrnambool, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 82 outletsCrumlin, Ireland -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 31 stories, carried by 59 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 50 stories, carried by 24 outletsChattanooga, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 22 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nuffield UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Warrnambool Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Crumlin Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

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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