← 12 Apr Wednesday 13 April 2022 · to 23:59 UTC 14 Apr →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
20,826 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.

How to read these numbers →

Violence in Nablus, flooding in South Africa and refugees in South Sudan drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 80 in 100 of its 91 stories, usually 54
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

73 of its 91 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Nablus accounted for 47 of Palestine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

447 of its 953 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Flooding was named in 169 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain, tropical storm and cyclone.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

South Sudan

25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Egypt

75 of its 245 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Pakistan

200 of its 703 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

New Zealand

223 of its 563 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Cyclone was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

254 of its 610 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Typhoon was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, tropical storm and drownings.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

796 of its 2,277 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 55 of Sri Lanka's 79 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 36 of Colombo's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (61 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Belgium (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
24 in 10021 in 10015 Mar22 Mar29 Mar5 Apr13 Apr15 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 1008 Apr: 22 in 1009 Apr: 23 in 10010 Apr: 22 in 10011 Apr: 22 in 10012 Apr: 23 in 10013 Apr: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 20,826 stories about harm among 86,569 counted on 13 Apr.

Read the day's briefing

It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 21 February 2022. In Palestine, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual. A year earlier, on 13 April 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. 24 in every 100 of the day's 86,569 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine80 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir52 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine47 in 100 of its 2,231 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa47 in 100 of its 953 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 727 Brooklyn US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 364 Kyiv Ukraine46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 Moscow Russia45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Jerusalem Israel40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier 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 angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 796 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,059 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 8,494 stories · less than usual (usually 44%) Rights & justice18% 3,765 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,962 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,396 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,319 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 665 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 582 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 446 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 killed4,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,832 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,709 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,634 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees298 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations132 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill11 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 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.