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32,497 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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Protests in Kathmandu (Nepal), evacuations in Ukraine and gas explosion in Cambodia drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostNepal 84 in 100 of its 781 stories, usually 43
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 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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Protests & strikes

Nepal

655 of its 781 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kathmandu accounted for 483 of Nepal's 655 stories about harm, carried by 420 outlets. 299 of Kathmandu's 483 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (311 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

187 of its 264 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Poisoning was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Gas explosion was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

397 of its 702 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 100 of Dhaka's 165 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Building collapse was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

232 of its 405 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 115 of Westerplatte's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

522 of its 678 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 318 of Iraq's 522 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (285 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

794 of its 1,006 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Yerevan accounted for 571 of Armenia's 794 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Moldova

56 of its 140 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 7 of Chisinau's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

128 of its 164 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Guyana (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Samoa (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
25 in 10018 in 10026 Mar2 Apr9 Apr16 Apr24 Apr26 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 10023 Apr: 21 in 10024 Apr: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 32,497 stories about harm among 153,913 counted on 24 Apr.

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In North Macedonia's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 153,913 stories, as usual. Nepal's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 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 →

Ecuador88 in 100 of its 503 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen86 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal84 in 100 of its 781 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan80 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia79 in 100 of its 1,006 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kathmandu Nepal299 stories about protests or strikes, of its 483 Washington US225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 806 Yerevan Armenia168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 571 Hanover Germany161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Aleppo Syria149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Armenia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 794 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as fearful as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 293 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 397 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 232 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 8,671 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence25% 8,107 stories · about as usual Health16% 5,011 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents15% 4,692 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given10% 3,042 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Displacement4% 1,147 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 868 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 360 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 killed12,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,838 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests3,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations377 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about half 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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