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15,513 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 a disaster in Bangkok, violence in Vilnius and protests in Kathmandu (Nepal). Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLithuania 71 in 100 of its 157 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 40 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

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

302 of its 557 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bangkok accounted for 259 of Thailand's 302 stories about harm, carried by 473 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (165 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Spain

92 of its 458 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories).

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

Myanmar

278 of its 322 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mandalay accounted for 246 of Myanmar's 278 stories about harm, carried by 561 outlets. Landslides were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts, heavy rain and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

31 of its 69 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

59 of its 115 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

122 of its 384 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

56 of its 85 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Sanaa accounted for 30 of Yemen's 56 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Uzbekistan

13 of its 22 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Japan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Australia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in India (13 of its stories, about 6 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 31 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 15,513 stories about harm among 85,410 counted on 31 Mar.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 85,410 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Thailand stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. A year earlier, on 31 March 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 322 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Lithuania71 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen66 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 714 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Boston US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Gaza Palestine32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Istanbul Türkiye27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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 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: 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 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'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 readKyrgyzstan: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'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 readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: 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 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 a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: 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'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 · 59 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 437 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 109 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,246 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,538 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents22% 3,391 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 1,800 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 751 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 648 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 452 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 300 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 killed3,635 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,133 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting people displaced265 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Myanmar and Israel Stories reporting abductions230 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations67 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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