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8,710 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 day's news pointed at violence in Jenin, people affected in Türkiye and tropical storm in the Philippines. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 75 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 49
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Palestine

84 of its 112 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jenin accounted for 67 of Palestine's 84 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). 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.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Health

Türkiye

32 of its 77 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Covid was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks and respiratory illness.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

145 of its 360 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Tropical storm was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone, heavy rain and landslides.

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

Tunisia

25 of its 37 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 16 of Tunisia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

33 of its 51 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Baghdad accounted for 18 of Iraq's 33 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 397 of Ukraine's 638 stories about harm, carried by 684 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Plane crash was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Qatar

18 of its 86 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Displacement

Poland

21 of its 48 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Saudi Arabia (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in France (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Ukraine (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in India (11 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 10 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 8,710 stories about harm among 39,123 counted on 10 Apr.

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Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Saudi Arabia's news. of the day's 39,123 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 10 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 22 today. Palestine's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%. This week the news turned most often to Colombia, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine75 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Syria50 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong49 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Ukraine48 in 100 of its 1,343 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Kyiv Ukraine39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 397 Jenin Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Colombo Sri Lanka28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Moscow Russia23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readAustralia: warmth about its own usualDublin, Ireland -- health: 20 stories, carried by 23 outletsAlabama, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsFareham, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 30 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 25 stories, carried by 30 outletsDenver, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 41 stories, carried by 50 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

● Dublin Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Fareham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 3,536 stories · less than usual (usually 44%) Rights & justice18% 1,566 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,379 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents11% 926 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 361 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 322 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 270 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 249 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 killed2,224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured638 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations141 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little more than 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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