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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.

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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
24 in 10021 in 10017 Mar24 Mar31 Mar7 Apr15 Apr17 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 10014 Apr: 23 in 10015 Apr: 23 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSpain: 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 lessSerbia: no storiesSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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: near the world's share or lessPakistan: 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 54 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 1,471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 37 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 33 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tanzania: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Korea: 30 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 56 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 70 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Seychelles: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Senegal: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 46 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 52 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 1,872 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 57 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malta: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 53 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 30 in 100 of its 1,457 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 76 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 30 in 100 of its 1,457 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 45 in 100 of its 1,471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 87 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

● Israel 61 in 100 of its 538 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 56 in 100 of its 432 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Philippines 57 in 100 of its 202 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Zimbabwe 54 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Ukraine 45 in 100 of its 1,471 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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.