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19,277 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 Kabul, power cuts in Haiti and protests in Banjul (Gambia). Kenya's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGambia 55 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

127 of its 219 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kabul accounted for 75 of Afghanistan's 127 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten 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 →
Health

Haiti

145 of its 224 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 112 of Haiti's 145 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Power cuts were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Brazil

106 of its 316 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 21 of Sao Paulo's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 48 of Bangladesh's 95 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (35 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Cuba

54 of its 100 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Havana accounted for 32 of Cuba's 54 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (59 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in France (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Australia (35 of its stories, more than ten 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 19 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 19,277 stories about harm among 112,649 counted on 19 Mar.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Afghanistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 112,649 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about 5 times their usual in Brazil's news. On 20 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. Afghanistan stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti65 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Israel58 in 100 of its 1,463 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia55 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 642 Beijing China52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Moscow Russia51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: 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 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 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 lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: 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 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 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 lessGuatemala: 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 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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: 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 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: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: 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 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 lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: 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: 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: 25 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 48 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 796 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 39 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 1,192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 579 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 774 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,581 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 49 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 25 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 33 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mongolia: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Laos: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kyrgyzstan: 31 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 366 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 58 in 100 of its 1,463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 41 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 27 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iceland: 40 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 65 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 55 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Fiji: 26 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 54 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 29 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hong Kong: 24 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Brazil: 34 in 100 of its 316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Austria: 27 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 29 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 58 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 701 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 100 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

● Israel 58 in 100 of its 1,463 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 65 in 100 of its 224 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 437 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 58 in 100 of its 219 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 54 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly health ● Gambia 55 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,101 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice27% 5,090 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,433 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,258 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 885 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 732 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 530 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 killed4,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured981 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations193 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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
● 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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