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49,178 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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Violence in Gisuru, protests in Handwara (Kashmir) and people injured in Nepal drew the news. Nepal'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 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 79 in 100 of its 760 stories, usually 50
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Burundi

79 of its 83 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Gisuru accounted for 55 of Burundi's 79 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Gisuru stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

165 of its 412 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 59 of Handwara's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Handwara stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

209 of its 370 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

601 of its 760 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 407 of Afghanistan's 601 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Austria

148 of its 354 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

155 of its 263 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 40 of Caracas' 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (113 stories).

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Health

Guam

25 of its 64 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Angola

78 of its 128 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

111 of its 159 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Brazil (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Cameroon (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in India (325 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Yemen (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
23 in 10018 in 10014 Mar21 Mar28 Mar4 Apr12 Apr14 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 10011 Apr: 20 in 10012 Apr: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 49,178 stories about harm among 253,129 counted on 12 Apr.

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In Brazil's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 253,129 stories, below the usual 21. Burundi's news was 95% about people being harmed, against a usual 69%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi95 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Micronesia88 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 760 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia79 in 100 of its 356 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic75 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 58 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US491 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1852 Colorado Springs US276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Jerusalem Israel235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 764 Aleppo Syria154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Charlotte US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157

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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 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 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 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 lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: 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 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 storiesNamibia: 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 lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: 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 storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 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 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: 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: no storiesChina: 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: 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: 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 lessVatican City: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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 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 storiesYemen: 71 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 59 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Micronesia: 88 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)U.S. Virgin Islands: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guam: 39 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 376 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 63 in 100 of its 1,514 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 36 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 677 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tajikistan: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Taiwan: 31 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 74 in 100 of its 1,486 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 79 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 41 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Romania: 28 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 25 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 1,526 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 38 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 37 in 100 of its 2,921 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 56 in 100 of its 370 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Morocco: 42 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 57 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Macedonia: 36 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 57 in 100 of its 420 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 33 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lesotho: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 67 in 100 of its 618 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kiribati: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 59 in 100 of its 2,199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 58 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Honduras: 58 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 51 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Grenada: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 37 in 100 of its 1,163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 35 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Eritrea: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 66 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 35 in 100 of its 745 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 30 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 75 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 57 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 60 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burundi: 95 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bolivia: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belize: 28 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belgium: 74 in 100 of its 1,186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 511 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Azerbaijan: 34 in 100 of its 353 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 42 in 100 of its 354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Armenia: 37 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Argentina: 25 in 100 of its 431 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Angola: 61 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 79 in 100 of its 760 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 376 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Marshall Islands: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nauru: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Maldives: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Afghanistan 79 in 100 of its 760 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 74 in 100 of its 1,486 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Belgium 74 in 100 of its 1,186 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 79 in 100 of its 356 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Micronesia 88 in 100 of its 141 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Burundi 95 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 18,359 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence22% 10,705 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,445 stories · about as usual Health10% 4,981 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,485 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,035 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,776 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,471 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 killed13,931 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,929 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,137 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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
● 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.