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19,311 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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The news turned to rights and justice in Riyadh, protests in Conakry (Guinea) and refugees in Nigeria. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 75 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 34 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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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

110 of its 302 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Riyadh accounted for 87 of Saudi Arabia's 110 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

364 of its 1,058 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

26 of its 55 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 23 of Sudan's 33 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 21 of Khartoum's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 170 of Israel's 273 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 360 of Ukraine's 811 stories about harm, carried by 593 outlets. HIV was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with polio, measles and road crashes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Puerto Rico

38 of its 51 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

42 of its 58 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Sweden

59 of its 160 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Australia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Ukraine (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
24 in 10021 in 1009 Mar16 Mar23 Mar30 Mar7 Apr9 Mar: 23 in 10010 Mar: 22 in 10011 Mar: 23 in 10012 Mar: 24 in 10013 Mar: 24 in 10014 Mar: 22 in 10015 Mar: 23 in 10016 Mar: 22 in 10017 Mar: 23 in 10018 Mar: 22 in 10019 Mar: 22 in 10020 Mar: 23 in 10021 Mar: 22 in 10022 Mar: 23 in 10023 Mar: 22 in 10024 Mar: 22 in 10025 Mar: 21 in 10026 Mar: 22 in 10027 Mar: 23 in 10028 Mar: 21 in 10029 Mar: 22 in 10030 Mar: 23 in 10031 Mar: 22 in 1001 Apr: 21 in 1002 Apr: 22 in 1003 Apr: 23 in 1004 Apr: 23 in 1005 Apr: 22 in 1006 Apr: 22 in 1007 Apr: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 19,311 stories about harm among 87,396 counted on 7 Apr.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. of the day's 87,396 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 7 April 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Saudi Arabia's news was 36% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico75 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 31 · mostly shelter & services Rwanda72 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia47 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 717 Moscow Russia115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Shanghai China37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Kyiv Ukraine37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234

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 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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: no storiesTanzania: 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 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 lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: 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 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 lessPakistan: 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 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 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuatemala: 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: no storiesEl 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: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChile: 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 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: 46 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 32 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Puerto Rico: 75 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 1,995 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 34 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sweden: 37 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 41 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 841 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 55 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 36 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 72 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 3,008 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Poland: 34 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 681 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 31 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 1,058 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 55 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 29 in 100 of its 376 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 35 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lesotho: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 34 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kenya: 31 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 613 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guinea: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 76 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 47 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 32 in 100 of its 1,564 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 45 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burkina Faso: 44 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bosnia: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Algeria: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 32 in 100 of its 1,564 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 1,995 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 97 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

● Rwanda 72 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Puerto Rico 75 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Israel 45 in 100 of its 613 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 62 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 41 in 100 of its 1,995 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 54 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 8,864 stories · more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice19% 3,611 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,233 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,782 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 977 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 644 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 506 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 472 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 killed4,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees371 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced170 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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