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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.

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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 the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJamaica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGuwahati, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsMissouri, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 53 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 28 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 45 stories, carried by 49 outletsBotanic Gardens, Singapore -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 44 stories, carried by 56 outletsManchester, UK -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 118 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 45 stories, carried by 45 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

● Guwahati India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Botanic Gardens Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 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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