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17,020 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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Violence in Darfur, the tsunami in Indonesia and arrests in Türkiye drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSudan 81 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 50
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Conflict & violence

Sudan

57 of its 70 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Darfur accounted for 34 of Sudan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Food & livelihood

Indonesia

118 of its 242 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Tsunami was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with earthquake.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

115 of its 246 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Pakistan

189 of its 605 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

DR Congo

12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Mbandaka accounted for 10 of the DR Congo's 12 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Ebola was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

24 of its 33 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

189 of its 1,149 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Storms were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 355 of Ukraine's 729 stories about harm, carried by 581 outlets. Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

44 of its 97 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in DR Congo (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Poland (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Japan (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in UK (50 of its stories, about three 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 25 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 17,020 stories about harm among 75,759 counted on 25 Apr.

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22 in every 100 of the day's 75,759 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 25 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan81 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia56 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Lebanon53 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Hong Kong52 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 513 Kyiv Ukraine70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Jerusalem Israel68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Moscow Russia65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Paris France47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 729 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● China about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 680 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 7,348 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,502 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence11% 1,913 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,849 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 663 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 598 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 481 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 435 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 killed3,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,616 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees267 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations111 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions68 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.