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21,056 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 extreme cold in Guatemala, violence in Tunis and people injured in Puerto Rico. Tunisia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 53 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

32 of its 34 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Chiquimula accounted for 23 of Guatemala's 32 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Chiquimula stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

46 of its 87 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tunis accounted for 31 of Tunisia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

24 of its 41 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Dengue was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with chikungunya.

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 199 of Palestine's 240 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Drownings were named in 29 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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 30 of Iran's 53 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

480 of its 977 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Moscow accounted for 380 of Russia's 480 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Singapore

57 of its 293 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). House fires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 42 of Haiti's 58 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Haiti (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Iran (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Taiwan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Palestine (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 21,056 stories about harm among 114,328 counted on 27 Mar.

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Guatemala's news was 94% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 114,328 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Puerto Rico's news mentioned the dengue more than ten times as often as usual. On 28 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria66 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 1,452 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 377 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia53 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 20 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Moscow Russia54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Baltimore US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 902

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland 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 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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: warmth about its own usualCayman Islands: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualKentucky, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsOkuama, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 24 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 55 outletsBristol, UK -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 28 outletsEssex, UK -- health: 41 stories, carried by 36 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKelowna, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsShangla, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 34 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

● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Okuama Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 47 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 41 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 39 stories ● Essex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,923 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 5,031 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 4,005 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence13% 2,783 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,063 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 760 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 751 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 370 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 killed5,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,834 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US

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
● Griefabout as 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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