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23,257 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 protests in Bogota (Colombia), illness in India and people displaced in Burkina Faso. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 47 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

41 of its 87 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 11 of Bogota's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Health

India

2,056 of its 4,986 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

23 of its 28 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Tunisia

28 of its 51 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tunis accounted for 22 of Tunisia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

43 of its 82 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 52 of Bangladesh's 100 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

5 of Algiers' 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Germany

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Cuba (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Sri Lanka (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Netherlands (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 24 the day before
28 in 10024 in 10031 Mar7 Apr14 Apr21 Apr29 Apr31 Mar: 25 in 1001 Apr: 24 in 1002 Apr: 26 in 1003 Apr: 27 in 1004 Apr: 28 in 1005 Apr: 26 in 1006 Apr: 25 in 1007 Apr: 25 in 1008 Apr: 25 in 1009 Apr: 25 in 10010 Apr: 27 in 10011 Apr: 28 in 10012 Apr: 25 in 10013 Apr: 26 in 10014 Apr: 25 in 10015 Apr: 24 in 10016 Apr: 25 in 10017 Apr: 27 in 10018 Apr: 28 in 10019 Apr: 25 in 10020 Apr: 25 in 10021 Apr: 24 in 10022 Apr: 24 in 10023 Apr: 24 in 10024 Apr: 28 in 10025 Apr: 28 in 10026 Apr: 24 in 10027 Apr: 24 in 10028 Apr: 24 in 10029 Apr: 24 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 23,257 stories about harm among 96,421 counted on 29 Apr.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 96,421 stories, below the usual 25. A year earlier, on 29 April 2020, 36 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique60 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia55 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Bangladesh54 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Kyrgyzstan52 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1410 Moscow Russia61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 New York US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

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 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: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 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 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 storiesNamibia: 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 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 lessLaos: 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 lessIran: 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 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 lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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 lessEgypt: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 lessBurundi: 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: near the world's share or lessAngola: 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 lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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: 67 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vanuatu: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 42 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 55 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Trinidad & Tobago: 37 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 45 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 46 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 817 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Solomon Islands: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)St Vincent: 86 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 41 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Papua New Guinea: 67 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 661 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 36 in 100 of its 1,117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 45 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 60 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Latvia: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kyrgyzstan: 52 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 469 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 50 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)India: 41 in 100 of its 4,986 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Fiji: 36 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 44 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ecuador: 76 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 76 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 47 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Chad: 43 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 48 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Burkina Faso: 82 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Brazil: 34 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 54 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Algeria: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vatican City: 71 in 100 of its 24 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

● Bangladesh 54 in 100 of its 185 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 51 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mozambique 60 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kyrgyzstan 52 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 46 in 100 of its 191 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● India 41 in 100 of its 4,986 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 13,063 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice19% 4,430 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,754 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,549 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 843 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 577 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 510 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 291 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 killed6,025 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,622 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured918 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya Stories reporting people displaced111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations66 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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.