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19,790 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 violence in Nablus, arrests in Peru and people killed in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 48 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Conflict & violence

Palestine

35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Nablus accounted for 21 of Palestine's 35 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

72 of its 102 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 72 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 779 of Ukraine's 1,682 stories about harm, carried by 1,009 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

76 of its 219 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

China

682 of its 2,054 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories).

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Health

Mexico

84 of its 276 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Australia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ukraine (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 19,790 stories about harm among 87,616 counted on 15 Mar.

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Of the day's 87,616 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 15 March 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria71 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen58 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia55 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 521 Kyiv Ukraine140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 779 Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 663 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Boston US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

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 lessVenezuela: 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 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: 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 lessSouth Korea: 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 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessGeorgia: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 lessDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: 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 lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: no storiesBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: 58 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 35 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 3,832 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 43 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tonga: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 71 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 774 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Seychelles: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 34 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 575 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 48 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)New Zealand: 33 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 503 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greenland: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 33 in 100 of its 2,054 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 43 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 55 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brunei: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bolivia: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahamas: 48 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 54 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 33 in 100 of its 2,054 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 3,832 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Syria 71 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 54 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 66 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 44 in 100 of its 3,832 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 58 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cambodia 55 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 8,917 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,286 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,415 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,686 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Displacement5% 1,014 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 986 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 627 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 606 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 killed4,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees768 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced245 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine

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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