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9,350 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 violence in Kyiv, extreme cold in Japan and protests in Jerusalem (Israel). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 91 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Ukraine

619 of its 1,116 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kyiv accounted for 303 of Ukraine's 619 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (261 stories). Extreme cold was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

176 of its 739 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Extreme cold was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, flooding and hypothermia.

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

Armenia

124 of its 136 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Yerevan accounted for 74 of Armenia's 124 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

88 of its 138 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 88 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

23 of its 26 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

9 of its 9 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

28 of its 68 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

76 of its 110 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in DR Congo (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Poland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in France (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in UK (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Canada (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 9,350 stories about harm among 39,633 counted on 24 Apr.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 39,633 stories, above the usual 23. A year earlier, on 24 April 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Armenia91 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon69 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir64 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen57 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine55 in 100 of its 1,116 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Paris France67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Washington US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Mumbai India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 lessEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOmaha, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsOklahoma, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 134 outletsLjubljana, Slovenia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 40 outletsGuwahati, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 23 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 24 stories, carried by 12 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 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

● Omaha US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Oklahoma US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Berkshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Ljubljana Slovenia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Guwahati India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 3,414 stories · much less than usual (usually 43%) Conflict & violence18% 1,677 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Rights & justice17% 1,563 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,291 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 427 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 363 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 304 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 237 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 killed2,695 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people affected964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured819 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting arrests688 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees149 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions43 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefa little more than 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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