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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.

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 lessTurkey: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualHong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 45 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsPalm Beach, US -- other: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 32 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 115 stories, carried by 319 outletsNew Britain, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 26 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 18 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

● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Palm Beach US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 17 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● North Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 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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