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15,139 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 news turned to deaths in Chipinge, landslides in the Philippines and violence in Jerusalem. Zimbabwe's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSouth Africa 56 in 100 of its 432 stories, usually 33
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zimbabwe

66 of its 122 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Chipinge accounted for 44 of Zimbabwe's 66 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Chipinge stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

116 of its 202 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon, tropical storm and drownings. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

328 of its 538 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jerusalem accounted for 260 of Israel's 328 stories about harm, carried by 450 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

19 of its 25 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

South Africa

240 of its 432 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Durban accounted for 88 of South Africa's 240 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Rights & justice

Malta

15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Moskva accounted for 412 of Russia's 634 stories about harm, carried by 707 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 342 of Ukraine's 662 stories about harm, carried by 665 outlets. Illness was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

68 of its 149 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Illness was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

53 of its 100 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Saudi Arabia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in UK (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in US (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 15,139 stories about harm among 66,093 counted on 15 Apr.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 66,093 stories, as usual. On 15 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 538 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines57 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria56 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa56 in 100 of its 432 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Moskva Russia116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 498 Kyiv Ukraine90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Shanghai China28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: 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 angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful 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'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 634 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 662 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 328 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 6,174 stories · less than usual (usually 44%) Rights & justice21% 3,167 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 1,830 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,750 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 662 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 541 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 439 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 424 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 killed3,516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,341 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,217 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees282 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting evacuations239 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about the usual rate 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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.