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10,710 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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Most of the day's attention went to heavy rain in Brazil, violence in Moscow and protests in Havana (Cuba). Russia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 76 in 100 of its 1,193 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

71 of its 213 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 53 of Brazil's 71 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with storms, landslides and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio de Janeiro stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

908 of its 1,193 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Moscow accounted for 820 of Russia's 908 stories about harm, carried by 1,013 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (438 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

20 of its 41 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 12 of Havana's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hungary

15 of its 53 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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

Ukraine

229 of its 502 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Power cuts were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

34 of its 51 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

20 of its 35 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Yerevan accounted for 18 of Armenia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

486 of its 1,169 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

47 of its 107 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

44 of its 91 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dakar accounted for 30 of Senegal's 44 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. 19 of Dakar's 30 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Papua New Guinea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Bahamas (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 10,710 stories about harm among 54,505 counted on 24 Mar.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Brazil, 33% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 54,505 stories, above the usual 18. A year earlier, on 25 March 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Russia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Russia76 in 100 of its 1,193 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas67 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel63 in 100 of its 926 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti53 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Moscow Russia124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 820 Shifa Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Russia about three times as fearful as the world's · 908 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 580 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 486 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 150 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,747 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 2,471 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice21% 2,181 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,597 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 500 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 442 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 349 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 219 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 killed3,245 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting arrests1,579 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people affected1,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,129 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and Israel Stories reporting abductions531 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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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