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18,072 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 violence in Tel Aviv, protests in Lima (Peru) and illness in Taipei. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 53 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 37 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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Conflict & violence

Israel

354 of its 619 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tel Aviv accounted for 274 of Israel's 354 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

36 of its 68 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 13 of Lima's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Health

Taiwan

54 of its 130 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Taipei accounted for 32 of Taiwan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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
Health

Türkiye

47 of its 141 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 483 of Ukraine's 1,122 stories about harm, carried by 699 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (456 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

27 of its 37 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Belgium

33 of its 99 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Belgium (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 6 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 8 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 18,072 stories about harm among 80,817 counted on 8 Apr.

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In Belgium's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 80,817 stories, as usual. On 8 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. In Israel, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine59 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 619 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Peru53 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine48 in 100 of its 2,358 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 701 Moscow Russia79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Kyiv Ukraine54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 483 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Colombo Sri Lanka41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualTennessee, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsArlon, Belgium -- health: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsLake District, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 27 outletsInverness, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 47 stories, carried by 10 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 82 stories, carried by 115 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 24 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

● Tennessee US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Arlon Belgium about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Lake District UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Inverness UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 7,867 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,619 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 2,241 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,638 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 854 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 655 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 547 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 456 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 killed4,234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,506 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,296 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees278 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions245 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced199 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland

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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