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35,826 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 violence in Yerevan, protests in Doha (Qatar) and people killed in Sweden. Armenia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 70 in 100 of its 967 stories, usually 41
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

421 of its 647 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Yerevan accounted for 307 of Armenia's 421 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Protests & strikes

Qatar

49 of its 305 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. 30 of Doha's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (33 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Health

Sweden

58 of its 185 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Jordan

58 of its 213 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Syria

968 of its 1,141 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (235 stories). Hunger was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

678 of its 967 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 173 of Binodpur's 303 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

71 of its 169 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Accidents were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

18 of its 55 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Manama's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

813 of its 4,052 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (355 stories). Road crashes were named in 131 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hunger, food poisoning and poisoning.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

244 of its 368 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Samoa (49 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Rwanda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Australia (131 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 35,826 stories about harm among 169,444 counted on 23 Apr.

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21 in every 100 of the day's 169,444 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Syria85 in 100 of its 1,141 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Mali80 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador74 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan71 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 752 Hannover Germany212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Dhaka Bangladesh191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Washington US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1101 Aleppo Syria177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Bangladesh about three times as angry as the world's · 678 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 421 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 512 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,184 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence24% 8,334 stories · about as usual Health16% 5,677 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,880 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 3,309 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Shelter & services3% 1,210 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,080 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 641 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 killed13,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,250 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Greece Stories reporting abductions697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations236 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmtha little less than usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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.