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19,863 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 Tel Aviv, protests in les Cayes (Haiti) and volcanic eruption in the Philippines. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 62 in 100 of its 658 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 34 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

Israel

408 of its 658 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tel Aviv accounted for 223 of Israel's 408 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

28 of its 41 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. les Cayes accounted for 20 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 19 of les Cayes' 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Les Cayes stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Nigeria

366 of its 1,160 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 465 of Ukraine's 1,005 stories about harm, carried by 572 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (193 stories). Drownings were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

41 of its 65 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

39 of its 65 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kivu accounted for 21 of Rwanda's 39 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 28 of Yemen's 46 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Egypt (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Türkiye (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Ukraine (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 8 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 30 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 19,863 stories about harm among 87,797 counted on 30 Mar.

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In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 87,797 stories, as usual. Israel's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. On 30 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria67 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen62 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 658 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda60 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 658 Moscow Russia68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Tel Aviv Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Boston US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

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 lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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: no storiesTanzania: 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 lessSouth Sudan: 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 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 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: 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 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt 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 storiesYemen: 62 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 2,538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 34 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 67 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 80 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 60 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 647 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 1,160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)New Zealand: 34 in 100 of its 543 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mongolia: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 45 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lesotho: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Laos: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 658 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 43 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 68 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 40 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 69 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 49 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 73 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brunei: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belize: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 39 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 2,538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 130 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

● Israel 62 in 100 of its 658 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 62 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 67 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 60 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 49 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 9,047 stories · more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice17% 3,415 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,464 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,074 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 824 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 706 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 582 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 541 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 killed4,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced327 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions189 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations163 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 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
● 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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