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10,585 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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Violence in Kyiv, people affected in Malaysia and people injured in Türkiye drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 46 in 100 of its 158 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

812 of its 1,525 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kyiv accounted for 377 of Ukraine's 812 stories about harm, carried by 605 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (232 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Malaysia

118 of its 288 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Illness was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Türkiye

37 of its 90 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with respiratory illness.

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

Palestine

36 of its 50 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jenin accounted for 25 of Palestine's 36 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

44 of its 78 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Anantnag accounted for 32 of Kashmir's 44 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

61 of its 110 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 37 of Iran's 61 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

25 of its 45 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). 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 93 of Israel's 135 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

19 of its 24 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in Yemen (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 10,585 stories about harm among 46,193 counted on 9 Apr.

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Türkiye's news mentioned outbreaks about 7 times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 46,193 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 9 April 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Ukraine stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine72 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir56 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine53 in 100 of its 1,525 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Colombo Sri Lanka40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Kyiv Ukraine37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Mumbai India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Moscow Russia30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 812 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 319 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates few stories a little warmer than the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Belgium few stories a little warmer than the world's · 12 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 4,302 stories · less than usual (usually 44%) Rights & justice20% 2,092 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 1,488 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,099 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 433 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 396 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 355 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 306 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 killed2,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,024 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured780 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees185 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions155 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of 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 harsher than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.