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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.

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 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 lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 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: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 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 lessPoland: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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 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 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: no storiesCzech 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: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 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 lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad 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: near the world's share or lessChagos 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: near the world's share or lessYemen: 59 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 23 in 100 of its 1,669 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 34 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 75 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)US: 23 in 100 of its 39,411 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 991 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 28 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Togo: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 1,089 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 55 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 33 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 53 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Portugal: 33 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 24 in 100 of its 786 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 30 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 32 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 26 in 100 of its 962 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 71 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 53 in 100 of its 833 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 44 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 65 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lesotho: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 556 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 30 in 100 of its 1,096 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 32 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 65 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 31 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 41 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Equatorial Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 40 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 74 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 25 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 26 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 42 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 66 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 33 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Antigua & Barbuda: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Angola: 31 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 63 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 991 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Afghanistan 63 in 100 of its 339 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ecuador 74 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 63 in 100 of its 167 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mexico 53 in 100 of its 833 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Myanmar 66 in 100 of its 71 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 65 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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