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9,301 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 news turned to a disaster in Mandalay, protests in Kathmandu (Nepal) and people injured in Ukraine. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Myanmar and Thailand →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTonga 95 in 100 of its 92 stories, usually 29
RegionSoutheast Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

254 of its 275 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mandalay accounted for 204 of Myanmar's 254 stories about harm, carried by 474 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (158 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

37 of its 72 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 28 of Nepal's 37 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 21 of Kathmandu's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 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

Ukraine

97 of its 250 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

232 of its 365 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bangkok accounted for 206 of Thailand's 232 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

77 of its 154 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Istanbul accounted for 52 of Türkiye's 77 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 42 of Istanbul's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tonga

87 of its 92 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tongatapu accounted for 53 of Tonga's 87 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

108 of its 168 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 63 of Palestine's 108 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Mexico (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in UK (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 9,301 stories about harm among 48,939 counted on 30 Mar.

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Mexico's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 48,939 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Myanmar and Thailand. Myanmar stood out: 92% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 68%. A year earlier, on 30 March 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Türkiye, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tonga95 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar92 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine64 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand64 in 100 of its 365 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel63 in 100 of its 572 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233 Istanbul Türkiye42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Tel Aviv Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Boston US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry 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'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than 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 angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier 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'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 · 201 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 359 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 254 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,340 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents25% 2,257 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice23% 2,068 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence14% 1,305 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 442 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 334 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 193 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 132 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 killed2,553 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting people affected1,425 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting arrests930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured916 at about twice the usual rate · most about Myanmar and Thailand Stories reporting people displaced238 at about twice the usual rate · most about Myanmar and Thailand Stories reporting abductions203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the UK

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 more 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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