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26,382 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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Most of the day's attention went to drownings in the Philippines, protests in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico) and people injured in Tanzania. the Philippines' coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 25 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 7
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

323 of its 829 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Philippine accounted for 138 of the Philippines' 323 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (90 stories). Drownings were named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

Ciudad Juarez accounted for 134 of Mexico's 242 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. 95 of Ciudad Juarez's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Ciudad Juarez stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

17 of its 65 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

15 of its 61 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 3 of Manama's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Italy

209 of its 862 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Respiratory illness was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Antigua & Barbuda

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Health

Burundi

12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Argentina

44 of its 174 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Covid was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Chile (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Argentina (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (41 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Thailand (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

19 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 30 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 26,382 stories about harm among 139,580 counted on 30 Mar.

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Mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual in Chile's news. of the day's 139,580 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 30 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today. the Philippines' news was 39% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria68 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Malawi61 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Vanuatu60 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine58 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 911 Nashville US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352 Manhattan US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Ciudad Juarez Mexico95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Moscow Russia55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225

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 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 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 lessMalawi: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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 readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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 readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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 readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVanuatu: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMauritius: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKintore, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsSussex County, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMontana, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 21 outletsHainan, China -- health: 15 stories, carried by 90 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- health: 19 stories, carried by 38 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 32 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Kintore UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Sussex County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Hainan China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 8,934 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 6,399 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,022 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,703 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,403 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,114 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 820 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 557 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 killed6,525 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions142 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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