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18,814 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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Protests in Lima (Peru), violence in Kyiv and train derailment in Hungary drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 43 in 100 of its 199 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Peru

34 of its 91 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Lima accounted for 29 of Peru's 34 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 20 of Lima's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

1,033 of its 2,101 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kyiv accounted for 553 of Ukraine's 1,033 stories about harm, carried by 813 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

85 of its 199 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Train derailment was named in 25 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.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

57 of its 84 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Darfur accounted for 41 of Sudan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 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.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,035 of its 2,953 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 574 of Russia's 1,035 stories about harm, carried by 778 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

38 of its 48 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

23 of its 74 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 104 of Israel's 204 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 84 of Sri Lanka's 135 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 59 of Colombo's 84 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Australia (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 18,814 stories about harm among 84,085 counted on 5 Apr.

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In Hungary's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 84,085 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 5 April 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Peru, 37% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Syria56 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Palestine50 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq50 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine49 in 100 of its 2,101 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 656 Moscow Russia61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Colombo Sri Lanka59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Manhattan US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

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 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 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 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: 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 lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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 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 lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: 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: no storiesGuinea: 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: 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 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: no storiesGreenland: 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 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 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 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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 lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 48 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 33 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 51 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 2,101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tanzania: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 37 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 777 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 68 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)St Vincent: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 36 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 35 in 100 of its 2,953 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 585 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 37 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,081 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 30 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 49 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 79 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kuwait: 38 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 441 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 50 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 38 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hungary: 43 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 35 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 32 in 100 of its 1,164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 41 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 44 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burkina Faso: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bahamas: 38 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 32 in 100 of its 1,164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 2,101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Sudan 68 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 49 in 100 of its 2,101 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 441 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 56 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 48 in 100 of its 123 stories · mostly displacement ● Hungary 43 in 100 of its 199 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,120 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,673 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 2,353 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,780 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,031 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 626 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 515 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 512 stories · less than usual (usually 5%)

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 killed4,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,703 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,423 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,030 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees334 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced307 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations151 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece

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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