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15,005 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 illness in Jakarta, protests in Yerevan (Armenia) and violence in Kyiv. Morocco's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 38 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 24
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Indonesia

54 of its 121 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jakarta accounted for 30 of Indonesia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Plague was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

33 of its 77 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Yerevan accounted for 29 of Armenia's 33 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 23 of Yerevan's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Displacement

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 254 of Ukraine's 786 stories about harm, carried by 500 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (213 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

China

464 of its 1,184 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Building collapse was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

168 of its 528 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

France

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Illness was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

8 of Santiago's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Spain

9 of Barcelona's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in France (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Iraq (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in India (74 of its stories, about 5 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 2 May. 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 15,005 stories about harm among 68,146 counted on 2 May.

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In Nigeria's news, mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 68,146 stories, as usual. On 2 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. In Indonesia, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine51 in 100 of its 1,541 stories · usually 46 · mostly displacement Iraq45 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 490 Boston US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Manhattan US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Paris France26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessSingapore: 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: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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: no storiesGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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: no storiesBelize: 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 storiesArgentina: 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 1,541 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 33 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Taiwan: 31 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 35 in 100 of its 421 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 1,553 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 583 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 36 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 528 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 919 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 34 in 100 of its 530 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Morocco: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 39 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 39 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 480 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 45 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greece: 38 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 54 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Croatia: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 31 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 39 in 100 of its 1,184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 42 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Benin: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Armenia: 43 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Algeria: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 39 in 100 of its 1,184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 1,541 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 74 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

● Ukraine 51 in 100 of its 1,541 stories · mostly displacement ● Afghanistan 57 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 54 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 55 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly rights & justice ● China 39 in 100 of its 1,184 stories · mostly health ● Indonesia 45 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 6,629 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 2,837 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,697 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,451 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Food & livelihood5% 694 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 630 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 551 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 366 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 killed3,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations305 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees207 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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