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What the world's news said happened to people.
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8,991 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 Bogota, protests in Aung Hlaing (Myanmar) and plane crash in China. Colombia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChina 36 in 100 of its 742 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

79 of its 195 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bogota accounted for 42 of Colombia's 79 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

28 of its 35 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 21 of Myanmar's 28 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. 14 of Aung Hlaing's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Aung Hlaing stories →
Health

China

270 of its 742 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (131 stories). Plane crash was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

18 of its 40 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

175 of its 421 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 85 of Israel's 175 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

72 of its 147 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 55 of Iran's 72 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

13 of its 39 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). HIV was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

54 of its 100 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in US (55 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in UK (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Ukraine (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in India (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 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 8,991 stories about harm among 39,562 counted on 27 Mar.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 39,562 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Colombia. A year earlier, on 27 March 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Colombia stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen63 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong58 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Kashmir54 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Iran49 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine48 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Lviv Ukraine39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Moscow Russia29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Kabul Afghanistan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Washington US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
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 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 lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 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: no storiesSudan: 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: no storiesSlovenia: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 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 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 lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMali: 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 lessLatvia: 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 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 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: 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: no storiesEgypt: 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: no storiesDenmark: 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: no storiesCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: 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: 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 lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: 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 lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos 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: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesYemen: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 1,573 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 36 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 78 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 30 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)New Zealand: 30 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 41 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mongolia: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malta: 36 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 46 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kyrgyzstan: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 42 in 100 of its 421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 49 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 45 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ecuador: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 41 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 36 in 100 of its 742 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 58 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 56 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 80 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belarus: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 36 in 100 of its 742 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 1,573 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 100 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

● Yemen 63 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 54 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 44 in 100 of its 1,573 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 49 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 58 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly health ● Israel 42 in 100 of its 421 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 3,596 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,444 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Rights & justice16% 1,436 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,051 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 398 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 378 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 370 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 218 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 killed2,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations207 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions79 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US

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