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19,953 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 the drought in Zimbabwe, deaths in Santiago and heavy rain in Indonesia. Yemen's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 57 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

92 of its 267 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Harare accounted for 52 of Zimbabwe's 92 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Drought was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and hurricane.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Chile

19 of its 58 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Santiago accounted for 15 of Chile's 19 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

76 of its 246 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tsunami and earthquake. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Covid was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

China

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Gas explosion was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 66 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Liberia

17 of its 49 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Angola

9 of its 23 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

13 of its 37 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). HIV was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mozambique (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ghana (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in US (269 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); gas explosion in China (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 19,953 stories about harm among 114,908 counted on 14 Mar.

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Mozambique's news mentioned tropical storm more than ten times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 114,908 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Zimbabwe, 34% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. A year earlier, on 15 March 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine67 in 100 of its 433 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 1,458 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq57 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia46 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 Kremlin Russia72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 London UK60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Delhi India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Gaza Palestine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 lessUnited States: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: 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 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 lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: 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 lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 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: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: no storiesSt. 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: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Zambia: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 23 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 35 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tonga: 38 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Taiwan: 24 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 872 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 46 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 1,150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 671 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 32 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Montenegro: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 36 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Macedonia: 35 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 35 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 40 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 25 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 1,458 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 57 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 45 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 48 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 29 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chile: 33 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 24 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Angola: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 23 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 433 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 62 in 100 of its 1,458 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 67 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 45 in 100 of its 355 stories · mostly displacement ● Iraq 57 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 41 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,328 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice25% 4,886 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,685 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,554 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 919 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 860 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 743 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 533 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 killed4,318 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,009 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations168 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about twice 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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