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12,749 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 Moscow, people killed in the Bahamas and arrests in Hong Kong. Russia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and India →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 81 in 100 of its 2,148 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,743 of its 2,148 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Moscow accounted for 1,584 of Russia's 1,743 stories about harm, carried by 1,405 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Power cuts were named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

34 of its 59 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

45 of its 111 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Ukraine

153 of its 367 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Power cuts were named in 33 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.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

37 of its 46 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sanaa accounted for 20 of Yemen's 37 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

46 of its 78 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 20 of Afghanistan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

359 of its 1,108 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 104 of Palestine's 131 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 31 of Haiti's 45 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in UK (447 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Papua New Guinea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Brazil (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Haiti (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 12,749 stories about harm among 62,456 counted on 23 Mar.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 6 January 2024. 20 in every 100 of the day's 62,456 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and the US. Russia's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Russia81 in 100 of its 2,148 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 719 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas58 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1584 Delhi India189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Washington US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Jerusalem Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380

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: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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 lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualOwerri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsWest Virginia, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 44 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 66 stories, carried by 42 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsMichigan, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 20 outletsLondon, UK -- health: 380 stories, carried by 507 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

● Owerri Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● West Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 42 stories ● Ibadan Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 66 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,449 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence25% 3,142 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Rights & justice21% 2,644 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,687 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 578 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 477 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 310 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 234 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 killed4,119 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting arrests1,890 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people injured1,557 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people affected1,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions405 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Russia Stories reporting evacuations186 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and India Stories reporting people displaced149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belize

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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