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17,498 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 Kabul, protests in Maputo (Mozambique) and rights and justice in Dhaka. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 71 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 43
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Afghanistan

123 of its 173 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 81 of Afghanistan's 123 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Somalia

26 of its 39 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Mogadishu accounted for 15 of Somalia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

15 of its 25 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tunis accounted for 11 of Tunisia's 15 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. 11 of Tunis' 11 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

231 of its 674 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 79 of Palestine's 126 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Hunger was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Malawi

19 of its 56 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (235 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Lesotho (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Panama (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Somalia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 17,498 stories about harm among 102,486 counted on 5 Mar.

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Of the day's 102,486 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 5 March 2024, 17 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 →

Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 821 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan57 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda56 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan51 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 781 Boston US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Texas US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Houston US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'sSlovakia: 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'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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: 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'sEcuador: 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 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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 a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVatican City: 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 483 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 119 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,900 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,404 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,404 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,057 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 805 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 708 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 511 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 322 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 killed3,670 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,960 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured669 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions316 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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