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17,448 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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Building collapse in Thailand, protests in Kathmandu (Nepal) and violence in Beirut drew the news. Thailand's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 75 in 100 of its 1,039 stories, usually 21
RegionSoutheast Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

775 of its 1,039 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bangkok accounted for 715 of Thailand's 775 stories about harm, carried by 950 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Building collapse was named in 142 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, tsunami and cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

49 of its 104 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kathmandu accounted for 44 of Nepal's 49 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 41 of Kathmandu's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

103 of its 193 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 78 of Lebanon's 103 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 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.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Rights & justice

Netherlands

66 of its 245 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

148 of its 172 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Mandalay accounted for 102 of Myanmar's 148 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Tsunami was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

Kashmir

78 of its 141 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Sudan

49 of its 77 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Juba accounted for 32 of South Sudan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

46 of its 236 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

28 of its 41 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Myanmar (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (13 of its stories, about 4 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 28 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 17,448 stories about harm among 97,268 counted on 28 Mar.

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Thailand's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 97,268 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Thailand's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. On 28 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar86 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Thailand75 in 100 of its 1,039 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan65 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan64 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Palestine62 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 712 Newark US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Boston US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Istanbul Türkiye56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325

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: 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: 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'sTunisia: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 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 more fearful than 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 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'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 411 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as fearful as the world's · 775 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,684 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,558 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,544 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 2,079 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 639 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 594 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 590 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 310 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 killed3,631 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced304 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Thailand and Israel Stories reporting abductions209 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 about as 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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