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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 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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessIreland: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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 readVanuatu: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPolk County, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 29 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 27 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 25 stories, carried by 11 outletsSurat, India -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 44 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 23 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsLviv, Ukraine -- shelter & services: 23 stories, carried by 173 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

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Polk County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Auckland New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Surat India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 44 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 →

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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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