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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.

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: no storiesUzbekistan: 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 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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: no storiesSt 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: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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: no storiesMalta: 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 lessKuwait: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 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 lessGabon: no storiesFrance: 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 lessEl 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: no storiesDjibouti: no storiesGreenland: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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: no storiesBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: no storiesBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: no storiesSan 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: 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: 60 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 37 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guam: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 79 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 1,525 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 41 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Trinidad & Tobago: 35 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 34 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 43 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 44 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 46 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 1,068 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 42 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 408 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 52 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)New Zealand: 32 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 41 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 56 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 55 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iceland: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Georgia: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Gambia: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 38 in 100 of its 760 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 91 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 38 in 100 of its 760 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 1,525 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Ukraine 53 in 100 of its 1,525 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 72 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 55 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 276 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 56 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 60 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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