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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.

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 lessMauritania: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBarbados: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: 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: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualMauritius: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualVatican City: warmth about its own usualJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 32 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 33 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsCalgary, Canada -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 123 stories, carried by 202 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 22 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

● Jeddah Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 54 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

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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