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18,937 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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Plane crash in Haiti, violence in Kabul and arrests in Iran drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 75 in 100 of its 214 stories, usually 47
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

35 of its 45 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 27 of Haiti's 35 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

160 of its 214 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 101 of Afghanistan's 160 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

68 of its 124 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

57 of its 100 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Baramulla accounted for 34 of Kashmir's 57 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

21 of its 48 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Iceland

20 of its 46 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

Sweden

57 of its 171 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

344 of its 986 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 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.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nicaragua (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in South Africa (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in China (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in India (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in US (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
24 in 10021 in 10023 Mar30 Mar6 Apr13 Apr21 Apr23 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 10018 Apr: 24 in 10019 Apr: 22 in 10020 Apr: 22 in 10021 Apr: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 18,937 stories about harm among 89,429 counted on 21 Apr.

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Nicaragua's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 89,429 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 21 April 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Haiti stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda56 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Syria55 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 656 Jerusalem Israel121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Kyiv Ukraine87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Moscow Russia58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287

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 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: 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 lessTurkey: 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 lessTanzania: 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 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 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 lessNiger: 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 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 lessLiberia: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessEthiopia: 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 lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 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 lessCameroon: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 storiesZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 37 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 1,957 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 39 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Taiwan: 32 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sweden: 33 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 46 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 40 in 100 of its 852 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 56 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 2,168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 646 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Peru: 36 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 986 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 44 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)New Zealand: 31 in 100 of its 503 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mauritius: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 55 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malaysia: 29 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Laos: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Jamaica: 36 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 52 in 100 of its 522 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 55 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iceland: 43 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 78 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greenland: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cyprus: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 30 in 100 of its 1,949 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 47 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 52 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Armenia: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 75 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 30 in 100 of its 1,949 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 1,957 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)San Marino: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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 75 in 100 of its 214 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 52 in 100 of its 522 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 55 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kashmir 57 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 56 in 100 of its 70 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 42 in 100 of its 1,957 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,322 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,624 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,010 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,887 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 989 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 676 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 653 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 549 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 killed3,863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees383 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 softer 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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