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What the world's news said happened to people.
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8,727 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 Latakia, flooding in Argentina and protests in Bangkok (Thailand). Syria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSyria 78 in 100 of its 303 stories, usually 58
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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 →
Conflict & violence

Syria

236 of its 303 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Latakia accounted for 143 of Syria's 236 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Latakia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

32 of its 56 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

88 of its 197 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 52 of Bangladesh's 88 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kashmir

54 of its 114 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jammu accounted for 28 of Kashmir's 54 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

126 of its 388 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

167 of its 421 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

338 of its 1,107 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (59 stories). Cyclone was named in 174 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding, power cuts and heavy rain.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Panama

17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 7 of Panama City's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Rights & justice

South Sudan

23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (174 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in India (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hantavirus in US (48 of its stories, about 7 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 9 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 8,727 stories about harm among 47,982 counted on 9 Mar.

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The news turned to Syria for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 47,982 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Syria stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 58%. On 9 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria78 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 589 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Argentina57 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine57 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir47 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Newark US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Latakia Syria25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLuxembourg: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualImphal, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 98 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsLatakia, Syria -- conflict & violence: 143 stories, carried by 273 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 181 outletsDearborn, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 37 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Imphal India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Manipur India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Damascus Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,409 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 2,272 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,495 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,320 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 435 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 270 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 180 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 165 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 killed2,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured574 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions232 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees71 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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