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10,419 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 news turned to violence in Kunduz, people killed in Croatia and illness in Mbandaka. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 72 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 50
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

107 of its 148 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kunduz accounted for 39 of Afghanistan's 107 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kunduz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Croatia

12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Somalia

28 of its 36 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mogadishu accounted for 17 of Somalia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

28 of its 55 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Taipei accounted for 19 of Taiwan's 28 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

30 of its 66 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

114 of its 608 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (48 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

174 of its 586 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Polio was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

68 of its 129 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jammu accounted for 40 of Kashmir's 68 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Japan (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Poland (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Brazil (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in UK (73 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
24 in 10021 in 10025 Mar1 Apr8 Apr15 Apr23 Apr25 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 10022 Apr: 22 in 10023 Apr: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 10,419 stories about harm among 45,647 counted on 23 Apr.

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In the DR Congo's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 45,647 stories, as usual. Afghanistan's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. On 23 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir53 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand51 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Taiwan51 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 30 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Moscow Russia43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Kyiv Ukraine27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Atlanta US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

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: 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: no storiesCayman 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 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: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: no storiesPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: 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 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: 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: no storiesMalta: 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 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 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 lessHaiti: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: 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: no storiesCape 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 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: 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: no storiesSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: 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: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 1,192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 39 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 51 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 51 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 44 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 42 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 78 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Singapore: 44 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 36 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Portugal: 34 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 45 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 586 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 698 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)New Zealand: 41 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 53 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ghana: 31 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Croatia: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 83 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 30 in 100 of its 800 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 78 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 42 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 67 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 72 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 30 in 100 of its 800 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 1,192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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 72 in 100 of its 148 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 53 in 100 of its 240 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 48 in 100 of its 1,192 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 53 in 100 of its 129 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Thailand 51 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly health ● South Africa 42 in 100 of its 320 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 4,082 stories · less than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice19% 1,971 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,449 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,317 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 414 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 370 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 264 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 killed2,581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured848 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees162 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations149 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 abductions73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India 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.

● 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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