← 27 Mar Thursday 28 March 2024 · to 23:59 UTC 29 Mar →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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.

How to read these numbers →

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

how these are picked →
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

usually 18; 18 the day before
20 in 10016 in 10028 Feb6 Mar13 Mar20 Mar28 Mar28 Feb: 18 in 10029 Feb: 18 in 1001 Mar: 18 in 1002 Mar: 19 in 1003 Mar: 19 in 1004 Mar: 17 in 1005 Mar: 17 in 1006 Mar: 17 in 1007 Mar: 17 in 1008 Mar: 18 in 1009 Mar: 18 in 10010 Mar: 17 in 10011 Mar: 16 in 10012 Mar: 17 in 10013 Mar: 17 in 10014 Mar: 17 in 10015 Mar: 17 in 10016 Mar: 18 in 10017 Mar: 18 in 10018 Mar: 17 in 10019 Mar: 17 in 10020 Mar: 17 in 10021 Mar: 17 in 10022 Mar: 18 in 10023 Mar: 20 in 10024 Mar: 20 in 10025 Mar: 18 in 10026 Mar: 19 in 10027 Mar: 18 in 10028 Mar: 18 in 100 · this day

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.

Read the day's briefing

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTurkey: 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 lessTajikistan: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 lessMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: 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 lessGrenada: 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 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 lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: 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 lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 31 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 63 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 29 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 43 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 571 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 868 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 58 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 29 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)St Vincent: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 62 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 39 in 100 of its 1,101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 772 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Norway: 35 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,655 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mongolia: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 24 in 100 of its 379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 26 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 1,357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 43 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 58 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 63 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gambia: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 92 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Botswana: 45 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 36 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 571 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 1,357 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 333 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 70 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly displacement ● Haiti 58 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Rwanda 62 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Russia 39 in 100 of its 1,101 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

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