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25,840 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 landslides in Ecuador, violence in Kabul and protests in Ndjamena (Chad). Ecuador's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 53 in 100 of its 833 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 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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Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

71 of its 96 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Alausi accounted for 34 of Ecuador's 71 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (61 stories). Landslides were named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

214 of its 339 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kabul accounted for 155 of Afghanistan's 214 stories about harm, carried by 343 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

441 of its 833 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Ciudad Juarez accounted for 252 of Mexico's 441 stories about harm, carried by 830 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (199 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Portugal

70 of its 214 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

57 of its 172 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

44 of its 68 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 31 of Haiti's 44 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Saudi Arabia

83 of its 377 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Antigua & Barbuda

17 of its 43 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in United Arab Emirates (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Peru (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Vietnam (50 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 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 25,840 stories about harm among 140,391 counted on 28 Mar.

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Of the day's 140,391 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 28 March 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador74 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar66 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Libya65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Haiti65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 740 Ciudad Juarez Mexico120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Paris France115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Tel Aviv Israel103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Nashville US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 718

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Mozambique few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Portugal about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Greece about twice as fearful as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 441 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 83 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 7,762 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 6,442 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,946 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 3,119 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,628 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Shelter & services4% 990 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 966 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 522 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 killed7,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,525 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,637 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced232 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions221 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting evacuations118 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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