Afghanistan
106 of its 149 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 87 of Afghanistan's 106 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The day's news pointed at violence in Kabul, protests in Algiers (Algeria) and the polio in Pakistan. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostAfghanistan
71 in 100 of its 149 stories, usually 56
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
how these are picked →Algeria
11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 3 of Algiers' 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Pakistan
163 of its 521 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Polio was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heatwave and flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Kenya
46 of its 142 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Israel
136 of its 249 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jerusalem accounted for 99 of Israel's 136 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Palestine
Jenin accounted for 13 of Palestine's 35 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. 7 of Jenin's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Ukraine
Kyiv accounted for 268 of Ukraine's 584 stories about harm, carried by 445 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Egypt
44 of its 115 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).
Peru
17 of its 39 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Türkiye
53 of its 120 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 10 of Ankara's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in India (68 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hepatitis in US (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
22 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 23; 21 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 10,382 stories about harm among 47,314 counted on 30 Apr.
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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the US. 22 in every 100 of the day's 47,314 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Afghanistan. India's news mentioned the heatwave about 7 times as often as usual. On 30 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today.
- 22 in every 100 of the day's 47,314 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 23).
- Afghanistan: 106 of its 149 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%.
- Algeria: 11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%.
- Pakistan: 163 of its 521 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
- Kenya: 46 of its 142 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%.
- Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the US.
- Mentions of the heatwave ran about 7 times their usual in India's news.
- Mentions of the polio ran about 5 times their usual in Pakistan's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- It was the second day running that the news turned to Afghanistan.
- A year earlier, on 30 April 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine48 in 100 of its 1,213 stories · usually 45 · mostly displacement Türkiye44 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 36 · mostly healthCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Ottawa Canada59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Kyiv Ukraine26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Moscow Russia25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Andover US accidents & disasters · 83 stories, 449 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 99 stories, 270 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine people displaced · 268 stories, 445 outlets ● Lviv Ukraine people displaced · 41 stories, 208 outlets ● San Miguel County US accidents & disasters · 14 stories, 150 outlets ● Ottawa Canada protests & strikes · 75 stories, 92 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 115 stories, 139 outlets ● Ankara Türkiye protests & strikes · 13 stories, 81 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health41% 4,244 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,196 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,167 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,162 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 428 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 419 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 364 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 280 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed2,287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,006 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected984 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations272 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees135 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced97 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about the usual rateStories 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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