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18,614 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Rambukkana (Sri Lanka), violence in Kabul and people injured in Poland. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 68 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 46
RegionSouth Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

129 of its 261 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Rambukkana accounted for 56 of Sri Lanka's 129 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 55 of Rambukkana's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Rambukkana stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

102 of its 151 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kabul accounted for 73 of Afghanistan's 102 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Poland

50 of its 100 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Türkiye

78 of its 200 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 178 of Israel's 240 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. 99 of Jerusalem's 178 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

21 of its 65 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

70 of its 186 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Lebanon

34 of its 79 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Measles was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with diphtheria.

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Health

Sweden

60 of its 187 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Lebanon (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in China (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in UK (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Ukraine (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 18,614 stories about harm among 85,739 counted on 20 Apr.

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In Lebanon's news, mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 85,739 stories, as usual. On 20 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. In Sri Lanka, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Syria50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Poland50 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 31 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sri Lanka49 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Israel45 in 100 of its 535 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 702 Jerusalem Israel99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Delhi India80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352 Leilani Estates US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Rambukkana Sri Lanka55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: 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: 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 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: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 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 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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: 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: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: 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 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 storiesCuba: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 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 storiesArgentina: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Zambia: 39 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 52 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 38 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 2,009 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 34 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 39 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tanzania: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Taiwan: 31 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sweden: 32 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 49 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 42 in 100 of its 806 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Poland: 50 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 624 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 582 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 1,054 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Liberia: 32 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Laos: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jamaica: 35 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 535 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)India: 28 in 100 of its 3,714 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greenland: 67 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cyprus: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 32 in 100 of its 1,771 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 43 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 35 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Barbados: 31 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Armenia: 32 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 68 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 32 in 100 of its 1,771 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 2,009 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 37 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Macao: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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 68 in 100 of its 151 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sri Lanka 49 in 100 of its 261 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 45 in 100 of its 535 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 42 in 100 of its 2,009 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 42 in 100 of its 806 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Poland 50 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 8,216 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,603 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,904 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,833 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 912 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 681 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 625 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 615 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 killed3,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,639 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees436 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 about as 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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