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What the world's news said happened to people.
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25,075 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 day's news pointed at violence in Bamako, rights and justice in Izmir and refugees in Bangladesh. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Syria → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 46 in 100 of its 229 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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 →
Conflict & violence

Mali

101 of its 107 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bamako accounted for 68 of Mali's 101 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

330 of its 526 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Izmir accounted for 217 of Türkiye's 330 stories about harm, carried by 297 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Izmir stories →
Displacement

Bangladesh

331 of its 521 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (163 stories). Train derailment was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Belgium

30 of its 97 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Extreme cold was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning.

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

Egypt

178 of its 358 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Cairo accounted for 119 of Egypt's 178 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

106 of its 229 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Prague accounted for 103 of the Czechia's 106 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (101 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

324 of its 433 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 130 of Afghanistan's 324 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

34 of its 79 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

224 of its 553 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Italy

95 of its 449 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Austria (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Iceland (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (103 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in U.S. Virgin Islands (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (35 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
25 in 10019 in 10017 Mar24 Mar31 Mar7 Apr15 Apr17 Mar: 22 in 10018 Mar: 23 in 10019 Mar: 22 in 10020 Mar: 22 in 10021 Mar: 22 in 10022 Mar: 21 in 10023 Mar: 20 in 10024 Mar: 25 in 10025 Mar: 25 in 10026 Mar: 20 in 10027 Mar: 19 in 10028 Mar: 19 in 10029 Mar: 20 in 10030 Mar: 22 in 10031 Mar: 23 in 1001 Apr: 23 in 1002 Apr: 22 in 1003 Apr: 20 in 1004 Apr: 21 in 1005 Apr: 21 in 1006 Apr: 20 in 1007 Apr: 22 in 1008 Apr: 23 in 1009 Apr: 21 in 10010 Apr: 20 in 10011 Apr: 20 in 10012 Apr: 20 in 10013 Apr: 20 in 10014 Apr: 25 in 10015 Apr: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 25,075 stories about harm among 102,864 counted on 15 Apr.

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Belgium's news mentioned extreme cold more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Syria. of the day's 102,864 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Mali stood out: 94% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 66%. This week the news turned most often to Algeria, on 3 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 →

Mali94 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 433 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar75 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 54 · mostly displacement Mozambique69 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh64 in 100 of its 521 stories · usually 43 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria646 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1992 Philadelphia US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 807 Delhi India159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 541 Barcelona Spain119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: 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 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 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: no storiesSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: 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: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 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 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 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 lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 lessBrunei: 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 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: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesCook 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 42 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vanuatu: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)U.S. Virgin Islands: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 63 in 100 of its 526 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 34 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 53 in 100 of its 5,052 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Slovakia: 48 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Saudi Arabia: 41 in 100 of its 553 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 66 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Romania: 43 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 1,270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 69 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 94 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Jordan: 36 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 42 in 100 of its 1,222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iceland: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)France: 32 in 100 of its 934 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Fiji: 40 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Egypt: 50 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ecuador: 80 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Czechia: 46 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 37 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 75 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Brazil: 46 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 64 in 100 of its 521 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Algeria: 50 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Albania: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 75 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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 94 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 75 in 100 of its 433 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 64 in 100 of its 521 stories · mostly displacement ● Türkiye 63 in 100 of its 526 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 53 in 100 of its 5,052 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 57 in 100 of its 394 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 7,581 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 5,970 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,963 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,891 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,576 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 784 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 765 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 270 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 killed8,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees703 at about twice the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Syria Stories reporting abductions556 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced296 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill114 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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 more 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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