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55,637 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 rights and justice in Bamako, a disaster in Kathmandu and people killed in Kuwait. Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 70 in 100 of its 210 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Mali

387 of its 437 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Bamako accounted for 192 of Mali's 387 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

448 of its 599 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kathmandu accounted for 264 of Nepal's 448 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

55 of its 111 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Guatemala

148 of its 210 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Guatemala City accounted for 120 of Guatemala's 148 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (96 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

717 of its 1,488 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (450 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

36 of its 91 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Drought was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Niger

40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Meningitis was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

490 of its 656 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (241 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Korea

266 of its 898 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Train derailment was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Madagascar (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Samoa (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Mozambique (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in South Korea (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Singapore (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
25 in 10018 in 10024 Mar31 Mar7 Apr14 Apr22 Apr24 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 10013 Apr: 20 in 10014 Apr: 19 in 10015 Apr: 20 in 10016 Apr: 23 in 10017 Apr: 25 in 10018 Apr: 22 in 10019 Apr: 20 in 10020 Apr: 19 in 10021 Apr: 19 in 10022 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 55,637 stories about harm among 283,482 counted on 22 Apr.

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Madagascar's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 283,482 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Mali, 89% of the news was about people being harmed, where 56% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali89 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Yemen83 in 100 of its 327 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,627 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Niger77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Nepal75 in 100 of its 599 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Washington US333 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1729 Chanhassen US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 716 Damascus Syria178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Beijing China168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 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: 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 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 lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: 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 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 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 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 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 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 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 lessCameroon: 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 lessBolivia: 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 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: 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 lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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: no storiesSt. 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 storiesZambia: 44 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 83 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 41 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cayman Islands: 60 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 52 in 100 of its 425 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 26 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 58 in 100 of its 1,221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 30 in 100 of its 647 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Taiwan: 27 in 100 of its 430 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 77 in 100 of its 1,627 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Korea: 30 in 100 of its 898 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 65 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Solomon Islands: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Slovakia: 73 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 46 in 100 of its 908 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 41 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 2,438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 1,696 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 2,933 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 77 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 75 in 100 of its 599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 29 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 48 in 100 of its 1,488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mauritania: 65 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 89 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Madagascar: 40 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Macedonia: 34 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 48 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 66 in 100 of its 382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Latvia: 38 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Laos: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kuwait: 50 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 58 in 100 of its 1,803 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 1,025 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 75 in 100 of its 656 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 559 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 37 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 70 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 27 in 100 of its 1,067 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gambia: 29 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Caledonia: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 37 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 48 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 830 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 68 in 100 of its 771 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greenland: 36 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 36 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 35 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 45 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 39 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 63 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 38 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belize: 37 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 43 in 100 of its 585 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 517 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahrain: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Azerbaijan: 28 in 100 of its 317 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Armenia: 49 in 100 of its 541 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Angola: 33 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 1,025 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 1,025 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 52 in 100 of its 425 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 1,025 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)American Samoa: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Mali 89 in 100 of its 437 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 77 in 100 of its 1,627 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 83 in 100 of its 327 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 75 in 100 of its 656 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 75 in 100 of its 599 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ecuador 68 in 100 of its 771 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,855 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Health20% 10,573 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence18% 9,837 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents17% 9,140 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 5,065 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Shelter & services4% 2,142 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,450 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,020 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 killed19,660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,823 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees1,178 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Greece Stories reporting abductions1,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations820 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced423 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmtha little less than usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout two-thirds of 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.