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8,415 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 the earthquake in Ecuador, violence in Moscow and protests in Paris (France). Ecuador's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 84 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

46 of its 55 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Guayaquil accounted for 33 of Ecuador's 46 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (43 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Guayaquil stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

241 of its 714 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Moscow accounted for 189 of Russia's 241 stories about harm, carried by 434 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (75 stories). Train derailment was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

France

108 of its 390 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Paris accounted for 89 of France's 108 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. 81 of Paris' 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (69 stories).

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Health

Australia

147 of its 625 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Heatwave was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

320 of its 721 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lahore accounted for 127 of Pakistan's 320 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

42 of its 84 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Pulwama accounted for 21 of Kashmir's 42 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

64 of its 114 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 15 of Tehran's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 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.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

135 of its 318 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 58 of Israel's 76 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 40 of Jerusalem's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malawi

57 of its 70 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Burundi (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Japan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 8,415 stories about harm among 41,492 counted on 18 Mar.

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Ecuador's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 41,492 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ecuador's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 18 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 →

Ecuador84 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Malawi81 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran56 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir50 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Paris France81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Islamabad Pakistan43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Jerusalem Israel40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualNorthern Ireland, UK -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 119 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 57 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsCincinnati, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 22 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Pyongyang North Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 2,529 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Health29% 2,372 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,236 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 1,071 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 367 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 286 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 277 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 150 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 killed1,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,222 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected745 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions128 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees69 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Tanzania

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 harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.