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17,623 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 abductions in Pakistan, people killed in the Philippines and the cyclone in Malawi. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 46 in 100 of its 769 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

357 of its 769 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (123 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

206 of its 540 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

29 of its 86 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Angola

22 of its 38 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Luanda accounted for 20 of Angola's 22 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

50 of its 157 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

Punta Cana accounted for 23 of the Dominican Republic's 26 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 105 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Italy (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Dominican Republic (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in India (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in UK (12 of its stories, about 6 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 13 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 17,623 stories about harm among 101,034 counted on 13 Mar.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 101,034 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Pakistan for the second day running. Pakistan's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. On 13 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Israel60 in 100 of its 706 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Congo54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 778 Trump Tower US191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Gaza Palestine38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Chicago US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Quetta Pakistan29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMali: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful 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'sIraq: 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 more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMacao: 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 357 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 421 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 206 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,247 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,504 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,981 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,058 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 734 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 681 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 677 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 326 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 killed3,302 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured616 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions344 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Israel Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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