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14,814 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 rights and justice in Tamaulipas, violence in Hamburg and protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Germany's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 52 in 100 of its 421 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Mexico

217 of its 421 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tamaulipas accounted for 93 of Mexico's 217 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Tamaulipas stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

319 of its 825 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Hamburg accounted for 226 of Germany's 319 stories about harm, carried by 445 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Hamburg stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

64 of its 291 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 26 of Riyadh's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Health

Malaysia

102 of its 316 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 91 of Israel's 175 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 48 of Tel Aviv's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 70 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. 25 of Tehran's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

26 of its 48 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 9 of Baghdad's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

46 of its 77 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tbilisi accounted for 42 of Georgia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 37 of Tbilisi's 42 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Rwanda

28 of its 43 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Yemen

26 of its 30 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Oil spill was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mozambique (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Yemen (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in India (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Iran (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in UK (95 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 14,814 stories about harm among 74,898 counted on 10 Mar.

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In Mozambique's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 74,898 stories, as usual. Mexico's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. A year earlier, on 10 March 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine64 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia60 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Syria57 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia52 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Mexico52 in 100 of its 421 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 520 Tel Aviv Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 London UK42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Tbilisi Georgia37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

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 lessVenezuela: 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 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 storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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: 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 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 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 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 lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: 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 lessHaiti: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: 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: 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: 87 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 551 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 48 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 43 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 52 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 65 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Poland: 32 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 591 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 32 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 668 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 26 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 67 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Moldova: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 52 in 100 of its 421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 32 in 100 of its 316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 52 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lesotho: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ghana: 29 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 39 in 100 of its 825 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Georgia: 60 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gambia: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chile: 33 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bolivia: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belarus: 36 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 551 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Mexico 52 in 100 of its 421 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Georgia 60 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 57 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 44 in 100 of its 397 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 50 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,755 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,646 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,382 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 1,561 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 788 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 712 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 499 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 243 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 killed3,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured828 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions225 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting refugees136 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced83 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 about as 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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