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10,382 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 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.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and the US →
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 →
Rights & justice

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.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

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.

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

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.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

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.

its stories →
Displacement

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.

its stories →
Health

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).

its stories →
Health

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).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

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.

its stories →

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 before
24 in 10021 in 1001 Apr8 Apr15 Apr22 Apr30 Apr1 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 10024 Apr: 24 in 10025 Apr: 22 in 10026 Apr: 22 in 10027 Apr: 22 in 10028 Apr: 22 in 10029 Apr: 21 in 10030 Apr: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories 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.

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 health

Countries 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 115

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.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: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 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: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGhana: 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: 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: no storiesMayotte: no storiesUkraine: 48 in 100 of its 1,213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 44 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 35 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 40 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 39 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Singapore: 30 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 973 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 521 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 30 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 34 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Laos: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kuwait: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 43 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 35 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 54 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 38 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ecuador: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cyprus: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 37 in 100 of its 842 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 65 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Algeria: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 71 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 37 in 100 of its 842 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 1,213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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 71 in 100 of its 149 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 55 in 100 of its 249 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 48 in 100 of its 1,213 stories · mostly displacement ● Palestine 69 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 44 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly health ● South Africa 39 in 100 of its 340 stories · mostly health

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

The 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 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 killed2,287 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 rate

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.