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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).

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Zambia: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 577 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tajikistan: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 67 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 38 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Senegal: 38 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 56 in 100 of its 1,237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 602 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Paraguay: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 34 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 850 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 1,680 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 39 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 33 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Laos: 29 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 1,633 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 49 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 31 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hungary: 28 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Grenada: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 31 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chad: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 31 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 577 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 65 in 100 of its 1,633 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Russia 56 in 100 of its 1,237 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 392 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 67 in 100 of its 111 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 49 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 39 in 100 of its 850 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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