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18,846 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 Kaduna, rights and justice in Panama City and arrests in Singapore. Nigeria's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 48 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNigeria 40 in 100 of its 1,109 stories, usually 25
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Nigeria

445 of its 1,109 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kaduna accounted for 215 of Nigeria's 445 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Kaduna stories →
Health

Singapore

66 of its 199 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

333 of its 633 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 145 of Israel's 333 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

98 of its 285 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

26 of its 48 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Poisoning was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Lesotho

16 of its 25 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Maseru accounted for 13 of Lesotho's 16 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Türkiye (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in China (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
24 in 10021 in 10028 Feb7 Mar14 Mar21 Mar29 Mar28 Feb: 22 in 1001 Mar: 23 in 1002 Mar: 23 in 1003 Mar: 22 in 1004 Mar: 23 in 1005 Mar: 23 in 1006 Mar: 24 in 1007 Mar: 23 in 1008 Mar: 23 in 1009 Mar: 23 in 10010 Mar: 22 in 10011 Mar: 23 in 10012 Mar: 24 in 10013 Mar: 24 in 10014 Mar: 22 in 10015 Mar: 23 in 10016 Mar: 22 in 10017 Mar: 23 in 10018 Mar: 22 in 10019 Mar: 22 in 10020 Mar: 23 in 10021 Mar: 22 in 10022 Mar: 23 in 10023 Mar: 22 in 10024 Mar: 22 in 10025 Mar: 21 in 10026 Mar: 22 in 10027 Mar: 23 in 10028 Mar: 21 in 10029 Mar: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 18,846 stories about harm among 86,496 counted on 29 Mar.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran about 9 times their usual in Türkiye's news. of the day's 86,496 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 29 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 22 today. Nigeria's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria61 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 633 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia50 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen47 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Kyiv Ukraine62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 418 Moscow Russia47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Hawaii US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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 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 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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 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: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 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 lessLebanon: 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 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 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape 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 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: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 36 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 47 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 29 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cayman Islands: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 2,578 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 34 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Trinidad & Tobago: 36 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tonga: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 30 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 39 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 758 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Singapore: 33 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Poland: 30 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 591 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Panama: 56 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 40 in 100 of its 1,109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 49 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mongolia: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mexico: 34 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lesotho: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Laos: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jamaica: 31 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 53 in 100 of its 633 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guatemala: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 37 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 28 in 100 of its 1,748 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 38 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 79 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Australia: 28 in 100 of its 1,790 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Algeria: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 28 in 100 of its 1,748 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 2,578 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 38 in 100 of its 56 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

● Israel 53 in 100 of its 633 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 46 in 100 of its 186 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Nigeria 40 in 100 of its 1,109 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 50 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 37 in 100 of its 2,578 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health48% 8,913 stories · much more than usual (usually 42%) Rights & justice17% 3,239 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,048 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,882 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 870 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 604 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 592 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 516 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 killed3,827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,703 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests1,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured795 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees403 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations199 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions167 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
● 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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