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45,703 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 the drought in Sudan, protests in Yaounde (Cameroon) and violence in Mozambique. Mozambique's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 56 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 45
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Sudan

68 of its 89 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

4 of Yaounde's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
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Lebanon

111 of its 193 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Beirut accounted for 71 of Lebanon's 111 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Romania

49 of its 98 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Yemen

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 204 of Israel's 357 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Flu was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Sri Lanka

115 of its 205 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Colombo accounted for 57 of Sri Lanka's 115 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets.

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Health

Vietnam

158 of its 275 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Yemen (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Israel (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Kenya (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Malaysia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); nipah virus in Nigeria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

37 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 41; 37 the day before
44 in 10037 in 10024 Mar31 Mar7 Apr14 Apr22 Apr24 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 10015 Apr: 39 in 10016 Apr: 38 in 10017 Apr: 38 in 10018 Apr: 40 in 10019 Apr: 42 in 10020 Apr: 38 in 10021 Apr: 37 in 10022 Apr: 37 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 45,703 stories about harm among 122,814 counted on 22 Apr.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 15 March 2020. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Yemen's news. of the day's 122,814 news stories, 37 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 41. A year earlier, on 23 April 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 37 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Sudan76 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Syria74 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines62 in 100 of its 757 stories · usually 65 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US434 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2531 Delhi India96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 567 Beijing China75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 New York US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 776 Jerusalem Israel59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: 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 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 lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 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 lessSlovakia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 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 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 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLesotho: 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 lessIraq: 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 lessIceland: 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 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: near the world's share or lessFrench 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: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 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 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: 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 lessAlbania: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 48 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Yemen: 81 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Vietnam: 57 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Türkiye: 54 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Tonga: 88 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Taiwan: 53 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Syria: 74 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)South Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Sri Lanka: 56 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Somalia: 66 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Sierra Leone: 62 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Rwanda: 62 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Philippines: 62 in 100 of its 757 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Pakistan: 58 in 100 of its 791 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Nigeria: 56 in 100 of its 1,611 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Mozambique: 80 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Madagascar: 68 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Libya: 66 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Liberia: 62 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Lebanon: 58 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Kenya: 50 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Israel: 52 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Hungary: 59 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Haiti: 70 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Ghana: 51 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Ethiopia: 60 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)China: 53 in 100 of its 3,393 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Burkina Faso: 93 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Bangladesh: 56 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Afghanistan: 70 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)China: 53 in 100 of its 3,393 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 37)
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 37 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 81 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly health ● Syria 74 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 76 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 70 in 100 of its 151 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 62 in 100 of its 757 stories · mostly health ● Pakistan 58 in 100 of its 791 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 36,558 stories · less than usual (usually 84%) Rights & justice6% 2,914 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,976 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,229 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 1,098 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 950 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 442 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 285 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 killed12,495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting refugees215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations110 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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