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30,790 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 plane crash in Poland, people displaced in Beirut and violence in Brussels. Lebanon's coverage was about 4 times 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 mostChad 72 in 100 of its 235 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Disasters & accidents

Poland

121 of its 181 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Warsaw accounted for 111 of Poland's 121 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (113 stories). Plane crash was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

194 of its 279 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 170 of Lebanon's 194 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

1,192 of its 1,432 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Brussels accounted for 1,186 of Belgium's 1,192 stories about harm, carried by 981 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (656 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

Chad

170 of its 235 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Ndjamena accounted for 123 of Chad's 170 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 111 of Ndjamena's 123 stories were about protests or strikes.

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

Yemen

261 of its 299 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 185 of Yemen's 261 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

366 of its 496 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 120 of Lima's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (78 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Micronesia

224 of its 242 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Fanadik accounted for 209 of Micronesia's 224 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

India

3,044 of its 7,949 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,577 stories). Building collapse was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

90 of its 211 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 23 of Jammu's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

807 of its 2,282 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories). Outbreaks were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in Brazil (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tuberculosis in Netherlands (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (128 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
24 in 10018 in 10012 Mar19 Mar26 Mar2 Apr10 Apr12 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 1006 Apr: 19 in 1007 Apr: 19 in 1008 Apr: 20 in 1009 Apr: 21 in 10010 Apr: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 30,790 stories about harm among 134,375 counted on 10 Apr.

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Poland's news mentioned plane crash more than ten times as often as usual. Poland's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 134,375 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 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 →

North Macedonia93 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Micronesia93 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen87 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium83 in 100 of its 1,432 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Israel77 in 100 of its 1,421 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1097 Paris France164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Raqqa Syria148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Cairo Egypt123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Gaza Palestine120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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 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 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: 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 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: 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: no storiesMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuinea: 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 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: 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 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 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 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: no storiesAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: 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: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: no storiesSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: 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 storiesYemen: 87 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Micronesia: 93 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Turkmenistan: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 64 in 100 of its 599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 977 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 74 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Singapore: 35 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 69 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 67 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 2,282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 74 in 100 of its 496 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 49 in 100 of its 1,604 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Macedonia: 93 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 58 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 68 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 70 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 37 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 77 in 100 of its 1,421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 1,102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 72 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 751 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)India: 38 in 100 of its 7,949 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 57 in 100 of its 558 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 29 in 100 of its 1,135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 33 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 47 in 100 of its 598 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Chad: 72 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 83 in 100 of its 1,432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 454 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Azerbaijan: 49 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 61 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Angola: 50 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 1,102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 1,102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 1,102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 211 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

● North Macedonia 93 in 100 of its 253 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Belgium 83 in 100 of its 1,432 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Micronesia 93 in 100 of its 242 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 87 in 100 of its 299 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 77 in 100 of its 1,421 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Peru 74 in 100 of its 496 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 10,261 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 8,467 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 5,463 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Health7% 1,986 stories · less than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,941 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 995 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 782 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 478 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 killed10,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,453 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting arrests3,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions645 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced441 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting evacuations135 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Libya Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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