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11,590 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 Baghdad, violence in Ankara and illness in India. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIraq 91 in 100 of its 283 stories, usually 52
RegionSouth Asia 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iraq

258 of its 283 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Baghdad accounted for 244 of Iraq's 258 stories about harm, carried by 612 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Covid was named in 195 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

122 of its 192 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Ankara accounted for 68 of Türkiye's 122 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Health

India

1,564 of its 3,207 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tsunami was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with avalanche.

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

Israel

165 of its 327 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 110 of Israel's 165 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

113 of its 151 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

354 of its 816 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

France

135 of its 401 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 48 of Afghanistan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Switzerland

24 of its 57 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Egypt (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Spain (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 11,590 stories about harm among 41,993 counted on 25 Apr.

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In Iraq's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 25 April 2020, 37 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today. Iraq's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%. of the day's 41,993 news stories, 28 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. This week the news turned most often to Chad, 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 →

Iraq91 in 100 of its 283 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Armenia75 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye64 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia61 in 100 of its 279 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Jerusalem Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Minneapolis US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Jakarta Indonesia34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

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 lessYemen: 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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readFrance: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualOwerri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 14 outletsAlbuquerque, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 42 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 41 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 16 outletsAjit, India -- health: 39 stories, carried by 72 outletsWirral, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsTirana, Albania -- health: 10 stories, carried by 147 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Owerri Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Albuquerque US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Ajit India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 5,977 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,037 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 1,198 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,189 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 557 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 230 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 154 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 123 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 killed4,192 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected931 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests892 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured798 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting abductions97 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations44 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about the usual rate

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.