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10,483 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 violence in Ankara, landslides in Kashmir and people injured in Bolivia. Bolivia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 55 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

103 of its 186 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ankara accounted for 32 of Türkiye's 103 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 23 of Kashmir's 34 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bolivia

24 of its 29 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

100 of its 302 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

36 of its 52 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Damascus accounted for 16 of Syria's 36 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 12 of Lebanon's 18 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

19 of Athens' 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Italy

120 of its 373 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Rome accounted for 81 of Italy's 120 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets.

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Health

Argentina

21 of its 46 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in India (149 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Argentina (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Greece (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in France (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 1 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 10,483 stories about harm among 58,072 counted on 1 Mar.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Türkiye. of the day's 58,072 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Türkiye stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 1 March 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Over February, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in February 2024.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye55 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba51 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445 Newark US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Chicago US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 New York US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Athens Greece19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 20

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualNuffield, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsRio de Janeiro, Brazil -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 27 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 69 stories, carried by 78 outletsBoise, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 38 outletsLong Beach, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 12 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 13 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

● Nuffield UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Rio de Janeiro Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 69 stories ● Boise US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 3,164 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice25% 2,600 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,948 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,247 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 516 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 339 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 263 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 178 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 killed2,400 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions216 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about the usual rate

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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