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10,568 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 protests in Amsterdam (Netherlands), violence in Tehran and a disaster in Gaborone. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the Netherlands and Israel →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 66 in 100 of its 286 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

190 of its 286 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Amsterdam accounted for 105 of the Netherlands' 190 stories about harm, carried by 371 outlets. 56 of Amsterdam's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

58 of its 93 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 38 of Iran's 58 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Taiwan

34 of its 83 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

30 of its 77 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Malaysia

84 of its 241 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

36 of its 101 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 4 of Victoria Harbour's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

17 of its 38 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

52 of its 104 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in United Arab Emirates (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Italy (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bridge collapse in US (178 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 30 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 10,568 stories about harm among 58,696 counted on 30 Mar.

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The Netherlands' news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 58,696 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the Netherlands and Israel. A year earlier, on 31 March 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Netherlands66 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice Israel64 in 100 of its 850 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iran62 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti51 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Amsterdam Netherlands56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Jerusalem Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Moscow Russia34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPhilippines: 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 readNorway: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSan 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 readVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 544 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Netherlands about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 190 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,787 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice26% 2,709 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,828 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence15% 1,594 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 545 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 364 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 314 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 242 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 killed2,784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions402 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the Netherlands Stories reporting evacuations178 at about three times the usual rate · most about the Netherlands and Israel Stories reporting people displaced141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Taiwan 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 much harsher 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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