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10,068 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 news turned to violence in the Red Sea, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and abductions in Switzerland. Djibouti's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDjibouti 74 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 38
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

56 of its 76 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. the Red Sea accounted for 56 of Djibouti's 56 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Accidents were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

56 of its 77 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 36 of Haiti's 56 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 20 of Port-au-Prince's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Rights & justice

Switzerland

33 of its 145 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

206 of its 454 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Building collapse 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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Conflict & violence

Israel

780 of its 1,059 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Jerusalem accounted for 214 of Israel's 780 stories about harm, carried by 427 outlets. Hunger was named in 181 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

54 of its 63 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Accidents were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

24 of its 26 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Landslides were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and power cuts. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Malaysia

89 of its 334 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Yemen (31 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Norway (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Israel (181 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 10,068 stories about harm among 54,285 counted on 3 Mar.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 54,285 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Djibouti stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 4 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Chad, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti74 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Israel74 in 100 of its 1,059 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti73 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Gaza Palestine46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Islamabad Pakistan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 780 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Djibouti about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 56 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,690 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,332 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,765 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,687 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 466 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 360 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 319 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 199 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 killed2,614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured847 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US

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 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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