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11,054 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 the earthquake in Yemen, a disaster in Bangkok and rights and justice in Gaza. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIraq 82 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

62 of its 74 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Sanaa accounted for 55 of Yemen's 62 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Shelter & services

Cuba

50 of its 111 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Havana accounted for 33 of Cuba's 50 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Iraq

85 of its 104 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Baghdad accounted for 25 of Iraq's 85 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

12 of its 13 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Solenzo accounted for 10 of Burkina Faso's 12 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

155 of its 578 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

89 of its 201 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

272 of its 685 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

284 of its 404 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Venezuela (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (530 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 11,054 stories about harm among 55,235 counted on 15 Mar.

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Venezuela's news mentioned snowstorms more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 15 March 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Yemen, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 55,235 stories, above the usual 18.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq82 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 404 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria61 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Belgrade 35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Gaza Palestine31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Jerusalem Israel15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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 readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier than 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 272 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Kyrgyzstan few stories a little warmer than the world's · 5 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,851 stories · about as usual Health25% 2,700 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,478 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 1,472 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 466 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 412 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 206 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 195 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 killed2,360 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured681 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations100 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people displaced78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia

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.

● 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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