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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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: no storiesUnited 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 lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: 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 storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLaos: 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 lessKenya: 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: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 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: no storiesNew 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: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: no storiesChagos 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: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 30 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Taiwan: 41 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 66 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 43 in 100 of its 532 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 39 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Paraguay: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Netherlands: 66 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 35 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 29 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 50 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 64 in 100 of its 850 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 62 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 51 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 25 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 36 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Botswana: 86 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Macao: 82 in 100 of its 11 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 64 in 100 of its 850 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Netherlands 66 in 100 of its 286 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 229 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 62 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Russia 43 in 100 of its 532 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 50 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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