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18,014 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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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Philippine, violence in Moscow and drownings in the Dominican Republic. the Philippines' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 52 in 100 of its 737 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Philippines

384 of its 737 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Philippine accounted for 171 of the Philippines' 384 stories about harm, carried by 398 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

305 of its 827 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Moscow accounted for 245 of Russia's 305 stories about harm, carried by 550 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (197 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

218 of its 296 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Damascus accounted for 77 of Syria's 218 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Alotenango accounted for 14 of Guatemala's 21 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

353 of its 819 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

166 of its 256 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 92 of Palestine's 166 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

37 of its 50 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Chad

21 of its 50 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Argentina (18 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); covid in Ghana (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Chad (10 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 11 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 18,014 stories about harm among 99,432 counted on 11 Mar.

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In the Philippines, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 99,432 stories, as usual. On 11 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia74 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan55 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines52 in 100 of its 737 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 778 Manhattan US192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 Philippine Philippines62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 New York US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Gaza Palestine37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 384 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 305 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 166 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,378 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,798 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,832 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 2,203 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 812 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 656 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 539 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 338 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 killed4,124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions366 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Israel Stories reporting people displaced153 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Guatemala Stories reporting people falling ill29 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 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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