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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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: 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 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 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 lessSudan: 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 lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: no storiesSt. 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: 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 lessNiger: 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 lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 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 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 storiesEgypt: 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 lessGreenland: 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 lessCongo: 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 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 lessCambodia: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: 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: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: 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: 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 storiesZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 65 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 33 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uzbekistan: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 2,251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Trinidad & Tobago: 41 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tanzania: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 778 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 88 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Slovakia: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Seychelles: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Poland: 35 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 590 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Panama: 38 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)New Zealand: 28 in 100 of its 454 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Morocco: 39 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 38 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 36 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Laos: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 54 in 100 of its 681 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 36 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ghana: 29 in 100 of its 398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 58 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 35 in 100 of its 1,693 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 45 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 76 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Antigua & Barbuda: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 35 in 100 of its 1,693 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 39 in 100 of its 2,251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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

● Israel 54 in 100 of its 681 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 39 in 100 of its 2,251 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 55 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 40 in 100 of its 214 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Hong Kong 45 in 100 of its 73 stories · mostly health ● Iran 41 in 100 of its 117 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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