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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.

its stories →

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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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 readNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualAthlone, Ireland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 161 stories, carried by 401 outletsFreeport, Bahamas -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsMontreal, Canada -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 25 outletsPennsylvania, US -- displacement: 18 stories, carried by 54 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 23 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 20 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

● Athlone Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 161 stories ● Freeport Bahamas about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 18 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.