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10,300 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 news turned to violence in Bogota, plane crash in China and volcanic eruption in the Philippines. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 44 in 100 of its 202 stories, usually 27
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Colombia

88 of its 202 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bogota accounted for 77 of Colombia's 88 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (82 stories). Illness was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and tsunami.

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

Saudi Arabia

153 of its 370 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jeddah accounted for 99 of Saudi Arabia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

9 of its 22 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 19 of Yemen's 32 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

25 of its 49 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tigray accounted for 20 of Ethiopia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets.

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Health

Qatar

31 of its 138 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Antarctica (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Russia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in UK (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 10,300 stories about harm among 46,556 counted on 26 Mar.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in the Philippines' news. of the day's 46,556 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 26 March 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Colombia's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ukraine47 in 100 of its 1,820 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Colombia44 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia43 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Philippines42 in 100 of its 384 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Washington US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Moscow Russia30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Kabul Afghanistan29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Denver US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

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 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: no storiesU.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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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 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: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesEl 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: no storiesGreenland: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: 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 lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: 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 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 storiesArgentina: 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 lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: no storiesSan 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 68 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 30 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 1,820 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Taiwan: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 41 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 41 in 100 of its 370 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 42 in 100 of its 384 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Paraguay: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Moldova: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malta: 34 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kyrgyzstan: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jamaica: 34 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 31 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 43 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)India: 28 in 100 of its 2,521 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 51 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 44 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 31 in 100 of its 791 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 37 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Chile: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 86 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Armenia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 31 in 100 of its 791 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 47 in 100 of its 1,820 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Ukraine 47 in 100 of its 1,820 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 46 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Philippines 42 in 100 of its 384 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Colombia 44 in 100 of its 202 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Saudi Arabia 41 in 100 of its 370 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 38 in 100 of its 181 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 4,123 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 1,850 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,636 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,009 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 492 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 432 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 347 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 268 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 killed2,491 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees417 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions97 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.