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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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 40 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 25 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 47 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Taiwan: 28 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sweden: 25 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 26 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Korea: 39 in 100 of its 533 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 630 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 66 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Poland: 24 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 28 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Korea: 30 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 22 in 100 of its 1,163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Netherlands: 34 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lithuania: 72 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lesotho: 55 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 59 in 100 of its 839 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 59 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Egypt: 61 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Djibouti: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 32 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chile: 37 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Brazil: 24 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 41 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Algeria: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 59 in 100 of its 839 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Egypt 61 in 100 of its 344 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Lithuania 72 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 204 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 62 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Sudan 60 in 100 of its 123 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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