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17,064 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 day's news pointed at violence in Tigray, people displaced in the UK and extreme cold in Antarctica. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 58 in 100 of its 139 stories, usually 38
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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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

81 of its 139 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tigray accounted for 68 of Ethiopia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Somalia

22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

67 of its 153 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 35 of Bangladesh's 67 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

947 of its 3,216 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Nepal

23 of its 51 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kathmandu accounted for 16 of Nepal's 23 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

44 of its 101 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 7 of Khartoum's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Paraguay (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Jamaica (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Australia (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 17,064 stories about harm among 81,524 counted on 25 Mar.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 4 August 2021. 21 in every 100 of the day's 81,524 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. For the second day running, the news turned to Ethiopia. Paraguay's news mentioned flooding about 5 times as often as usual. On 25 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq49 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal45 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Bangladesh44 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 559 Moscow Russia68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 Kyiv Ukraine47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352 Sydney Australia22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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 readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 947 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 7,463 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,090 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,177 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,551 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 929 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 667 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 549 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 448 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 killed3,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured749 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees688 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations123 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting abductions106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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