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19,392 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 landslides in the Philippines, violence in Jammu and rights and justice in Kigali. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 57 in 100 of its 305 stories, usually 35
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

173 of its 305 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Landslides were named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm, typhoon and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

47 of its 95 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 31 of Kashmir's 47 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

87 of its 154 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kigali accounted for 52 of Rwanda's 87 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (39 stories).

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

424 of its 897 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 203 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and tropical storm.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

93 of its 125 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jenin accounted for 46 of Palestine's 93 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

64 of its 135 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Zimbabwe

51 of its 141 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

26 of its 61 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (203 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Saudi Arabia (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Ukraine (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Canada (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Australia (10 of its stories, about 7 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 14 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 19,392 stories about harm among 83,571 counted on 14 Apr.

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Of the day's 83,571 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 April 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine74 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Philippines57 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda56 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 692 Moskva Russia65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 Grand Rapids US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Kyiv Ukraine40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: 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 readCzech 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: 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'sIndia: 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'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 · 47 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 877 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 828 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 173 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 7,949 stories · less than usual (usually 44%) Rights & justice21% 3,946 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,343 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,170 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,064 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 594 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 578 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 578 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 killed4,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees410 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting evacuations238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half 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 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.