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17,549 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 the avalanche in Switzerland, protests in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and deaths in Santiago. Somalia's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 39 in 100 of its 263 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

103 of its 263 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Zermatt accounted for 68 of Switzerland's 103 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (64 stories). Avalanche was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and snowstorms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Zermatt stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Chile

36 of its 74 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Santiago accounted for 29 of Chile's 36 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

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

Indonesia

87 of its 266 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

45 of its 67 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 9 of Sanaa's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times 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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

New Zealand

180 of its 671 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories).

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Health

Tanzania

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Spain

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

France

Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (50 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Ghana (26 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in France (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 17,549 stories about harm among 106,414 counted on 11 Mar.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 13 December 2019. 16 in every 100 of the day's 106,414 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Switzerland, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. On 12 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen67 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 1,458 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 492 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan49 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Chile49 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 21 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Gaza Palestine69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Hollywood US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233 Delhi India45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualHollywood, US -- health: 261 stories, carried by 337 outletsKiltullagh, Ireland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsKharkiv, Ukraine -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 59 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 29 stories, carried by 83 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 24 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 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

● Hollywood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 261 stories ● Kiltullagh Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Kharkiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 5,530 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice24% 4,050 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,399 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,364 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,023 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 877 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 638 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 334 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 killed4,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,636 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,067 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations72 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about the usual rate

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 softer 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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