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17,442 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 news turned to violence in Kabul, the cyclone in Australia and arrests in China. Afghanistan's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 36 in 100 of its 493 stories, usually 17
RegionOceania 24 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

93 of its 139 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 62 of Afghanistan's 93 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

592 of its 2,225 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Cyclone was named in 287 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and storm surge.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

China

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Typhoon was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

51 of its 124 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 39 of Iran's 51 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

272 of its 1,198 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Covid was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Korea

177 of its 493 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Seoul accounted for 124 of South Korea's 177 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

56 of its 72 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Darfur accounted for 26 of Sudan's 56 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Romania

56 of its 220 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Bucharest accounted for 42 of Romania's 56 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

26 of its 66 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Lesotho (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Palestine (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ghana (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Spain (11 of its stories, about 9 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 6 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 17,442 stories about harm among 100,827 counted on 6 Mar.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 17 in every 100 of the day's 100,827 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Afghanistan. Afghanistan stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. A year earlier, on 6 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 →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 835 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Syria58 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 659 London UK91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Lubbock US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Beijing China33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 New York US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 lessFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessCrimea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualLatakia, Syria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 25 outletsMesa County, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsBurlington, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 41 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 127 stories, carried by 236 outletsCairo, Egypt -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 22 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 14 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

● Latakia Syria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Mesa County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Burlington US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 127 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,014 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,392 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,979 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,192 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 821 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 682 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 639 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 373 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 killed3,720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced148 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill76 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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