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8,782 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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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.

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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

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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 the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readJamaica: warmth about its own usualBalakot, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsTexas, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 25 outletsMiami, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsShiv, India -- food & livelihood: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 21 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Balakot Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Texas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Miami US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 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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