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17,550 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 Egypt, protests in Istanbul (Türkiye) and rights and justice in Amsterdam. Egypt's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 61 in 100 of its 344 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

209 of its 344 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Hurghada accounted for 179 of Egypt's 209 stories about harm, carried by 375 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (133 stories). Drownings were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Hurghada stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

149 of its 314 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Istanbul accounted for 93 of Türkiye's 149 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. 69 of Istanbul's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Health

Belize

25 of its 61 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

South Korea

206 of its 533 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Wildfires were named in 139 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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Rights & justice

Lesotho

28 of its 51 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Seeiso accounted for 23 of Lesotho's 28 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

54 of its 123 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

273 of its 622 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

74 of its 123 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Juba accounted for 47 of South Sudan's 74 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Lithuania

79 of its 110 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in South Korea (139 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Russia (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Taiwan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 17,550 stories about harm among 101,381 counted on 27 Mar.

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Egypt stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 101,381 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 27 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lithuania72 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 26 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine63 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt61 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan60 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 931 Boston US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Istanbul Türkiye69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 498 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 273 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,156 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,631 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,831 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,235 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 741 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 620 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 558 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 291 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 killed3,609 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,044 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 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 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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