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47,681 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 day's news pointed at violence in Aleppo, protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and people injured in Ethiopia. Ethiopia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 66 in 100 of its 142 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,208 of its 1,525 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Aleppo accounted for 541 of Syria's 1,208 stories about harm, carried by 350 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (316 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

94 of its 180 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Macao

13 of its 43 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

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

Albania

48 of its 69 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tirana accounted for 48 of Albania's 48 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

148 of its 187 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Brazzaville accounted for 86 of Congo's 148 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

540 of its 936 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

85 of its 129 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Yaounde accounted for 65 of Cameroon's 85 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

258 of its 446 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

249 of its 573 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 94 of Dhaka's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (133 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in Brazil (50 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Fiji (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); whooping cough in Ghana (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Indonesia (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
24 in 10018 in 1007 Mar14 Mar21 Mar28 Mar5 Apr7 Mar: 19 in 1008 Mar: 19 in 1009 Mar: 19 in 10010 Mar: 20 in 10011 Mar: 20 in 10012 Mar: 22 in 10013 Mar: 24 in 10014 Mar: 21 in 10015 Mar: 19 in 10016 Mar: 19 in 10017 Mar: 19 in 10018 Mar: 19 in 10019 Mar: 21 in 10020 Mar: 20 in 10021 Mar: 18 in 10022 Mar: 23 in 10023 Mar: 23 in 10024 Mar: 22 in 10025 Mar: 23 in 10026 Mar: 22 in 10027 Mar: 23 in 10028 Mar: 22 in 10029 Mar: 22 in 10030 Mar: 21 in 10031 Mar: 21 in 1001 Apr: 20 in 1002 Apr: 23 in 1003 Apr: 23 in 1004 Apr: 19 in 1005 Apr: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 47,681 stories about harm among 258,369 counted on 5 Apr.

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Mentions of the chikungunya ran about 5 times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 258,369 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Syria stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 72%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria79 in 100 of its 1,525 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Congo79 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq71 in 100 of its 763 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Albania70 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia69 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 541 Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1404 Dikili Türkiye133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Lesbos Greece123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Damascus Syria99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: 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: near the world's share or lessIsle 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: 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 lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 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 storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl 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 lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessAustria: 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 lessAndorra: 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 lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 54 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 30 in 100 of its 746 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Micronesia: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 56 in 100 of its 1,335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 27 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tajikistan: 34 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 79 in 100 of its 1,525 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 69 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 55 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 66 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 32 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 24 in 100 of its 2,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Poland: 30 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 1,305 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 33 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palau: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 1,813 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 28 in 100 of its 584 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Morocco: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 45 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 46 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 44 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 36 in 100 of its 773 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jordan: 24 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 1,980 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 71 in 100 of its 763 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 36 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 41 in 100 of its 1,325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)French Polynesia: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 63 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 52 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 53 in 100 of its 859 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 58 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 28 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Côte d’Ivoire: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 55 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 79 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 37 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 31 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Central African Republic: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 66 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 60 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 54 in 100 of its 792 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 43 in 100 of its 573 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Azerbaijan: 58 in 100 of its 936 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 58 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Angola: 50 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 35 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Albania: 70 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 1,192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 28 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Maldives: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Macao: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Syria 79 in 100 of its 1,525 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 71 in 100 of its 763 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 79 in 100 of its 187 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 735 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Azerbaijan 58 in 100 of its 936 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 69 in 100 of its 137 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 16,754 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 10,855 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,914 stories · about as usual Health10% 4,732 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,421 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,960 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,587 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,453 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 killed14,389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,798 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions466 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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