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32,071 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 protests in Kiev (Ukraine), people displaced in Armenia and illness in Monrovia. Liberia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVanuatu 99 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 31
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

175 of its 240 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 66 of Kiev's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Plague was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

564 of its 795 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Natural hazards were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Liberia

189 of its 214 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Monrovia accounted for 176 of Liberia's 189 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

333 of its 575 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 284 of Egypt's 333 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Road crashes were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Poland

177 of its 257 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 163 of Poland's 177 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 156 of Warsaw's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

689 of its 1,322 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and gas explosion. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

221 of its 223 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Port Olry accounted for 118 of Vanuatu's 221 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Tsunami was named in 219 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and volcanic eruption.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

504 of its 850 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (440 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

181 of its 504 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Cholera was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

978 of its 1,141 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (254 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Vanuatu (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Argentina (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Finland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Saudi Arabia (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Apr. 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 32,071 stories about harm among 136,775 counted on 3 Apr.

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In Vanuatu's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Ukraine stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 136,775 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Liberia, 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 →

Vanuatu99 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Maldives96 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Liberia88 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Central African Republic86 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria86 in 100 of its 1,141 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brussels Belgium377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1325 Philadelphia US308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 851 Washington US265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 936 San Diego US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Warsaw Poland156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: no storiesIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 84 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 99 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 73 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 66 in 100 of its 1,019 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 43 in 100 of its 444 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 86 in 100 of its 1,141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sweden: 35 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 81 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Singapore: 36 in 100 of its 504 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 30 in 100 of its 1,099 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 69 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 957 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 51 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 52 in 100 of its 1,322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 80 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 33 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 67 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mauritius: 89 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 37 in 100 of its 870 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 88 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 70 in 100 of its 1,406 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 1,061 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 63 in 100 of its 649 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 86 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 41 in 100 of its 846 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 44 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 58 in 100 of its 575 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Czechia: 38 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 86 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 88 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 73 in 100 of its 1,822 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 472 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Azerbaijan: 59 in 100 of its 850 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Austria: 65 in 100 of its 305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 71 in 100 of its 795 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Algeria: 60 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 1,061 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 1,061 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 73 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 1,061 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Maldives: 96 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Vanuatu 99 in 100 of its 223 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 86 in 100 of its 1,141 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Liberia 88 in 100 of its 214 stories · mostly health ● Maldives 96 in 100 of its 134 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Yemen 84 in 100 of its 246 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Belgium 73 in 100 of its 1,822 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 10,790 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 8,889 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,390 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 2,720 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Health7% 2,103 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Shelter & services3% 1,081 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,028 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 524 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 killed11,755 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting people injured4,726 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting people affected3,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Brazil and India

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.