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16,062 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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Violence in Jerusalem, protests in Aung Hlaing (Myanmar) and illness in Shanghai drew the news. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 54 in 100 of its 681 stories, usually 36
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

367 of its 681 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 138 of Israel's 367 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

32 of its 42 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Aung Hlaing accounted for 15 of Myanmar's 32 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 11 of Aung Hlaing's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Mexico

82 of its 217 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

22 of its 25 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 5 of Tripoli's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (118 stories). Poisoning was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

El Salvador

25 of its 43 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. San Salvador accounted for 15 of el Salvador's 25 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 48 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Canada (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in India (13 of its stories, about 4 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 28 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 16,062 stories about harm among 77,108 counted on 28 Mar.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 4 August 2021. On 28 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 21 today. In Israel, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 77,108 stories, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria55 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel54 in 100 of its 681 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong45 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Palestine44 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Trinidad & Tobago41 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 29 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 443 Hollywood US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Moscow Russia49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Kyiv Ukraine37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Kabul Afghanistan27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 367 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 873 stories about harm ● Romania few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 619 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 7,350 stories · more than usual (usually 42%) Rights & justice16% 2,586 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,908 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,724 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 765 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 576 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 572 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 419 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 killed3,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured724 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees441 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations204 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ghana and Ireland

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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