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15,184 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 protests in Norrkoping (Sweden), flooding in South Africa and the hunger in Ukraine. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 75 in 100 of its 160 stories, usually 21
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

120 of its 160 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Norrkoping accounted for 70 of Sweden's 120 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. 63 of Norrkoping's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Norrkoping stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

263 of its 450 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Durban accounted for 80 of South Africa's 263 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (86 stories). Flooding was named in 136 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, power cuts and drownings.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Durban stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

993 of its 1,857 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (415 stories). Hunger was named in 136 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

205 of its 670 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 193 of Israel's 246 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. 100 of Jerusalem's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

93 of its 171 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Algeria

11 of its 22 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

30 of its 52 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

55 of its 108 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

51 of its 174 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in UK (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hepatitis in India (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 15,184 stories about harm among 63,468 counted on 18 Apr.

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Sweden stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 24 in every 100 of the day's 63,468 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. On 18 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sweden75 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa58 in 100 of its 450 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia58 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine55 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Delhi India63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Norrkoping Sweden63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Kyiv Ukraine53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472

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: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 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: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: 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: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 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 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 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 lessMalta: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 storiesCroatia: 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: no storiesColombia: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 1,857 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 54 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 58 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 38 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sweden: 75 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 37 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 58 in 100 of its 450 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 77 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 46 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 1,306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 624 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 670 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)New Zealand: 32 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 53 in 100 of its 468 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 43 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cyprus: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 55 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)China: 36 in 100 of its 1,642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 70 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Algeria: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)China: 36 in 100 of its 1,642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 53 in 100 of its 1,857 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 108 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

● Sweden 75 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly rights & justice ● South Africa 58 in 100 of its 450 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ukraine 53 in 100 of its 1,857 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 53 in 100 of its 468 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 54 in 100 of its 171 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 59 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 6,404 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 2,840 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,066 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,645 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 648 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 614 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 419 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 395 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 killed3,772 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,613 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests1,564 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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.

● 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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