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8,782 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Khost, protests in Jerusalem (Israel) and flooding in South Africa drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine →
Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostSweden 52 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 21
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

84 of its 134 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Khost accounted for 52 of Afghanistan's 84 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Khost stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 182 of Israel's 231 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. 116 of Jerusalem's 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

160 of its 336 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (68 stories). Flooding was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Ukraine

627 of its 1,221 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kyiv accounted for 254 of Ukraine's 627 stories about harm, carried by 478 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (195 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 12 of Orebro's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

36 of its 81 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Istanbul's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 16 of Iraq's 22 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 16 of Myanmar's 23 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. 8 of Yangon's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

33 of its 55 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in UK (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
24 in 10021 in 10019 Mar26 Mar2 Apr9 Apr17 Apr19 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 10016 Apr: 24 in 10017 Apr: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 8,782 stories about harm among 36,139 counted on 17 Apr.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 21 February 2022. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 36,139 stories, above the usual 22. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ukraine. On 17 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 24 today. Afghanistan stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia60 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Sweden52 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine51 in 100 of its 1,221 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 451 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Delhi India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Kyiv Ukraine41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Washington US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Colombo Sri Lanka22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: no storiesGuam: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSeychelles: no storiesSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: no storiesSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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: no storiesMongolia: no storiesMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: no storiesLuxembourg: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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: no storiesFrance: 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: no storiesEl 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: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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: no storiesCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBangladesh: 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: no storiesAngola: 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: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt 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: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesYemen: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 1,221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 44 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 60 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 46 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Taiwan: 44 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 58 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sweden: 52 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 42 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 48 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 786 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Peru: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 719 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 55 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malaysia: 35 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Jamaica: 37 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 51 in 100 of its 451 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 59 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)India: 34 in 100 of its 2,195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)China: 34 in 100 of its 654 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 40 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 77 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 63 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)China: 34 in 100 of its 654 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 1,221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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

● Afghanistan 63 in 100 of its 134 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 51 in 100 of its 1,221 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 51 in 100 of its 451 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 48 in 100 of its 336 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Tunisia 60 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sweden 52 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 3,194 stories · much less than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice19% 1,628 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,604 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,012 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 358 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 358 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 299 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 244 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 killed2,311 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people injured1,157 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests1,118 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions90 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US

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.

● Angera little more than 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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