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46,457 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 wildfires in Ukraine, refugees in Ethiopia and rights and justice in Cyprus. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 82 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 86 in 100 of its 227 stories, usually 52
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 52
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

Ukraine

217 of its 326 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kyiv accounted for 129 of Ukraine's 217 stories about harm, carried by 402 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Wildfires were named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Health

Ethiopia

71 of its 113 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Congo

29 of its 36 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Measles was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with rubella. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Thailand

162 of its 286 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Palestine

196 of its 227 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 137 of Palestine's 196 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets.

its stories →
Health

South Sudan

26 of its 28 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Health

Mauritius

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

54 of its 106 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Türkiye

196 of its 312 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Guinea (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); malaria in Brazil (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Switzerland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Thailand (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in France (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

40 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 41; 42 the day before
44 in 10037 in 10016 Mar23 Mar30 Mar6 Apr14 Apr16 Mar: 37 in 10017 Mar: 38 in 10018 Mar: 39 in 10019 Mar: 40 in 10020 Mar: 40 in 10021 Mar: 41 in 10022 Mar: 43 in 10023 Mar: 40 in 10024 Mar: 40 in 10025 Mar: 41 in 10026 Mar: 41 in 10027 Mar: 41 in 10028 Mar: 43 in 10029 Mar: 44 in 10030 Mar: 41 in 10031 Mar: 40 in 1001 Apr: 40 in 1002 Apr: 41 in 1003 Apr: 40 in 1004 Apr: 42 in 1005 Apr: 44 in 1006 Apr: 41 in 1007 Apr: 40 in 1008 Apr: 40 in 1009 Apr: 39 in 10010 Apr: 41 in 10011 Apr: 43 in 10012 Apr: 44 in 10013 Apr: 42 in 10014 Apr: 40 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 46,457 stories about harm among 115,509 counted on 14 Apr.

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40 in every 100 of the day's 115,509 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 15 April 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 40 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine86 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Somalia74 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Syria73 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 71 · mostly health Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Ukraine67 in 100 of its 326 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2598 Delhi India58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 638 Mumbai India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Wuhan China47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 699 Beijing China47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVanuatu: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualGuernsey: warmth about its own usualMonash, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 38 outletsGateshead, UK -- health: 35 stories, carried by 12 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- health: 30 stories, carried by 13 outletsGreater Manchester, UK -- health: 80 stories, carried by 56 outletsBloomington, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsNew Mexico, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsBobcaygeon, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Monash Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Gateshead UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories ● Winnipeg Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Greater Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 80 stories ● Bloomington US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health82% 37,985 stories · less than usual (usually 85%) Rights & justice5% 2,536 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents5% 2,109 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 994 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 973 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 877 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 478 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 280 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 killed12,975 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,877 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations133 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions102 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US

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
● 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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