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20,295 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 extreme cold in Guatemala, people injured in Puerto Rico and rights and justice in Port-au-Prince. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBotswana 45 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 10
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Chiquimula accounted for 13 of Guatemala's 27 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Extreme cold was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Chiquimula stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

29 of its 67 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Dengue was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with chikungunya.

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

Madagascar

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Botswana

23 of its 51 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

34 of its 55 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Norway

25 of its 71 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

St Vincent

14 of its 38 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kingstown accounted for 14 of St Vincent's 14 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

11 of its 22 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 5 of Guayaquil's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ghana (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); storms in Spain (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tuberculosis in Nigeria (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (39 of its stories, about 4 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 28 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 20,295 stories about harm among 114,591 counted on 28 Mar.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Guatemala. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 114,591 stories, as usual. Guatemala's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. A year earlier, on 29 March 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 57 · mostly displacement Israel65 in 100 of its 1,357 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda62 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti58 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 333 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Washington US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Baltimore US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Moscow Russia40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340

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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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. 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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 angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 433 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 880 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 185 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,710 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,071 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,403 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence13% 2,610 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,233 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 771 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 764 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 386 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 killed5,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions412 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Japan

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 softer than 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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