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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,845 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 a disaster in Nairobi, protests in Tirana (Albania) and violence in Aleppo. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Palestine and Syria → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and Qatar →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 92 in 100 of its 125 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

628 of its 1,031 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Nairobi accounted for 540 of Kenya's 628 stories about harm, carried by 469 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Protests & strikes

Albania

103 of its 137 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tirana accounted for 101 of Albania's 103 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 98 of Tirana's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 765 of Syria's 999 stories about harm, carried by 694 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (156 stories). Hunger was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Vietnam

184 of its 452 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 74 of Hanoi's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (125 stories). Poisoning was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

1,422 of its 1,838 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 1,068 of Iraq's 1,422 stories about harm, carried by 800 outlets. 806 of Baghdad's 1,068 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (836 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

387 of its 618 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 147 of Tangail's 175 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (210 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

157 of its 203 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,405 of its 1,679 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Germany

383 of its 1,119 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Vietnam (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Puerto Rico (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Sudan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
25 in 10018 in 1002 Apr9 Apr16 Apr23 Apr1 May2 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 10025 Apr: 19 in 10026 Apr: 19 in 10027 Apr: 18 in 10028 Apr: 19 in 10029 Apr: 19 in 10030 Apr: 19 in 1001 May: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 May. 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 33,845 stories about harm among 168,050 counted on 1 May.

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Vietnam's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 168,050 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Palestine and Syria. the news turned to Kenya for the second day running. Kenya's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them. Over April, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Slovakia92 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 23 · mostly health Yemen85 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye84 in 100 of its 1,679 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador83 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq806 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1068 Washington US438 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1402 Istanbul Türkiye329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Beijing China219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Aleppo Syria215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765

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 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: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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 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 lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: 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: 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 lessPoland: 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 lessNorth Korea: 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 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 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 lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: 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 lessLebanon: 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 storiesKiribati: 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: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: 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 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessBurundi: 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 lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: 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 lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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 storiesYemen: 85 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 41 in 100 of its 452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 55 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 77 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Turkmenistan: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 84 in 100 of its 1,679 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Trinidad & Tobago: 28 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 1,418 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sweden: 35 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 80 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 932 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 84 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Slovakia: 92 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 37 in 100 of its 620 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 2,203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 35 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 1,098 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Norway: 64 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,565 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 43 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 61 in 100 of its 1,031 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 1,954 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 77 in 100 of its 1,838 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 60 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 38 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 1,119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 29 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 44 in 100 of its 389 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 83 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 29 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Côte d’Ivoire: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 43 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 100 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 66 in 100 of its 431 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 63 in 100 of its 618 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 75 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 427 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 77 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 1,119 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

● Türkiye 84 in 100 of its 1,679 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 85 in 100 of its 357 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 77 in 100 of its 1,838 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ecuador 83 in 100 of its 295 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Slovakia 92 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly health ● Somalia 84 in 100 of its 208 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,507 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence26% 8,525 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,824 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health15% 5,029 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,112 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,050 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 706 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 526 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 killed12,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,998 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Iraq Stories reporting people affected3,823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions703 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced701 at about twice the usual rate · most about Palestine and Syria Stories reporting refugees489 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting evacuations160 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Qatar

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
● 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.