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What the world's news said happened to people.
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18,270 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 plane crash in Honduras, rights and justice in Istanbul and violence in Gaza. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts 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 mostTürkiye 49 in 100 of its 377 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Disasters & accidents

Honduras

35 of its 43 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Roatan accounted for 20 of Honduras' 35 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Plane crash was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Roatan stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

185 of its 377 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Istanbul accounted for 154 of Türkiye's 185 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

200 of its 313 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 155 of Palestine's 200 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

218 of its 906 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

27 of its 34 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

61 of its 143 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

922 of its 1,333 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (272 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

6 of its 9 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 22 of Somalia's 32 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Spain (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in France (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (12 of its stories, about three 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 19 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 18,270 stories about harm among 101,724 counted on 19 Mar.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 101,724 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Honduras for the second day running. Honduras' news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. On 19 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel69 in 100 of its 1,333 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia62 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen56 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 671 Nagpur India88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Manhattan US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Tel Aviv Israel58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Istanbul Türkiye57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 202 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 922 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,049 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,847 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,975 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,588 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 685 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 684 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 675 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 336 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 killed3,803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,072 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions447 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees128 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine 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 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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