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29,206 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 plane crash in Cuba, landslides in Kyrgyzstan and protests in Skopje (North Macedonia). Kyrgyzstan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKyrgyzstan 73 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cuba

247 of its 408 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Havana accounted for 216 of Cuba's 247 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories). Plane crash was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kyrgyzstan

122 of its 167 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 118 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

389 of its 600 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Caracas accounted for 332 of Venezuela's 389 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. 324 of Caracas' 332 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (235 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

130 of its 243 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 113 of Poland's 130 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 88 of Warsaw's 113 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Liberia

54 of its 72 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

183 of its 498 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 120 of Sao Paulo's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

202 of its 217 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Mayun accounted for 138 of Yemen's 202 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Netherlands

78 of its 205 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Mexico (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Czechia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Ghana (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10031 Mar7 Apr14 Apr21 Apr29 Apr31 Mar: 21 in 1001 Apr: 23 in 1002 Apr: 25 in 1003 Apr: 22 in 1004 Apr: 21 in 1005 Apr: 22 in 1006 Apr: 21 in 1007 Apr: 24 in 1008 Apr: 25 in 1009 Apr: 27 in 10010 Apr: 22 in 10011 Apr: 22 in 10012 Apr: 20 in 10013 Apr: 21 in 10014 Apr: 23 in 10015 Apr: 25 in 10016 Apr: 25 in 10017 Apr: 23 in 10018 Apr: 20 in 10019 Apr: 21 in 10020 Apr: 21 in 10021 Apr: 22 in 10022 Apr: 23 in 10023 Apr: 22 in 10024 Apr: 22 in 10025 Apr: 21 in 10026 Apr: 20 in 10027 Apr: 20 in 10028 Apr: 20 in 10029 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 29,206 stories about harm among 145,207 counted on 29 Apr.

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Cuba stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. In Kyrgyzstan's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 145,207 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 850 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 628 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia75 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 41 · mostly health North Macedonia74 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Pyongyang North Korea330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Caracas Venezuela324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Washington US274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1072 Moscow Russia237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Ramallah Palestine198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271

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 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 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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: no storiesTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 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 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 lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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 lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 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 lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBelgium: 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 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 lessAndorra: 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 lessCrimea: 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 storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 93 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 65 in 100 of its 600 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 50 in 100 of its 1,460 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 35 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 43 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 79 in 100 of its 850 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Slovakia: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 28 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 1,421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Poland: 53 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 45 in 100 of its 2,138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 1,402 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Netherlands: 38 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 28 in 100 of its 673 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 64 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Macedonia: 74 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 75 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kyrgyzstan: 73 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 56 in 100 of its 758 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 785 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 66 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 393 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 38 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 32 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 27 in 100 of its 1,659 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 61 in 100 of its 408 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 31 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brunei: 35 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 37 in 100 of its 498 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 378 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Austria: 32 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Angola: 73 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 76 in 100 of its 628 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 785 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 785 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 785 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 395 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

● Yemen 93 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 79 in 100 of its 850 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 76 in 100 of its 628 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 65 in 100 of its 600 stories · mostly rights & justice ● North Macedonia 74 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kyrgyzstan 73 in 100 of its 167 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,944 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 6,281 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health18% 5,198 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,940 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,106 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 954 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 648 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 381 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 killed9,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,628 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees468 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions227 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations169 at about half the usual rate · most about Kyrgyzstan and the US Stories reporting people displaced166 at about half the usual rate · most about the Bahamas and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill81 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angera little less than 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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