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21,660 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 day's news pointed at abductions in Kenya, violence in Moscow and people affected in Sri Lanka. Russia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 56 in 100 of its 1,237 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Rights & justice

Kenya

120 of its 398 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

693 of its 1,237 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Moscow accounted for 564 of Russia's 693 stories about harm, carried by 638 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Pakistan

334 of its 850 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

74 of its 111 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 250 of Israel's 1,054 stories about harm, carried by 445 outlets. Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 168 of Palestine's 222 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Drownings were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Hungary

30 of its 106 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

58 of its 193 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Switzerland (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Palestine (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); whooping cough in Philippines (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 21,660 stories about harm among 113,923 counted on 26 Mar.

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Switzerland's news mentioned storms about 9 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 113,923 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Kenya, 30% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. A year earlier, on 27 March 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria67 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,633 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 392 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Russia56 in 100 of its 1,237 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Iran49 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 586 Moscow Russia70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'sChina: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 · 693 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 334 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,054 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 6,031 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 5,160 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 4,092 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence14% 3,040 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,065 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 777 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 717 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 372 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 killed5,181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,798 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests2,231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations85 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and Ethiopia

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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