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14,907 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 the avalanche in Norway, rights and justice in Bucharest and protests in Copenhagen (Denmark). Armenia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRomania 67 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 13
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

Norway

20 of its 82 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

32 of its 101 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

39 of its 182 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Food & livelihood

Pakistan

326 of its 846 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

74 of its 143 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 24 of Nepal's 30 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 37 of Afghanistan's 74 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (64 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); oil spill in Vietnam (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (910 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Switzerland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10017 in 1002 Mar9 Mar16 Mar24 Mar1 Apr2 Mar: 20 in 1003 Mar: 20 in 1004 Mar: 21 in 1005 Mar: 20 in 1006 Mar: 20 in 1007 Mar: 20 in 1008 Mar: 20 in 1009 Mar: 20 in 10010 Mar: 20 in 10011 Mar: 20 in 10012 Mar: 19 in 10013 Mar: 18 in 10014 Mar: 19 in 10015 Mar: 18 in 10016 Mar: 18 in 10017 Mar: 19 in 10018 Mar: 20 in 10019 Mar: 21 in 10020 Mar: 19 in 10021 Mar: 19 in 10022 Mar: 17 in 10024 Mar: 19 in 10025 Mar: 19 in 10026 Mar: 18 in 10027 Mar: 18 in 10028 Mar: 18 in 10029 Mar: 18 in 10030 Mar: 19 in 10031 Mar: 19 in 1001 Apr: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 14,907 stories about harm among 77,423 counted on 1 Apr.

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Nepal's news mentioned the earthquake about 9 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 77,423 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Norway, 24% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. A year earlier, on 1 April 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Over March, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 in March 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria68 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Romania67 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 13 · mostly rights & justice Sierra Leone54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Palestine52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran52 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Manhattan US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 New York US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Hollywood US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

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 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: 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 lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: no storiesTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTajikistan: 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: 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 lessSingapore: 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. Lucia: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLebanon: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern 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: no storiesTurks & 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: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 storiesZambia: 37 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)US: 25 in 100 of its 23,438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 451 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 35 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 60 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 68 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 522 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 76 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 54 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)St Vincent: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 730 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Romania: 67 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 415 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 846 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 29 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 43 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 451 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 52 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Finland: 32 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Equatorial Guinea: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Denmark: 38 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Azerbaijan: 28 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Armenia: 32 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Antigua & Barbuda: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 451 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vatican City: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Romania 67 in 100 of its 126 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 68 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 52 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 49 in 100 of its 150 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 44 in 100 of its 189 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 39 in 100 of its 846 stories · mostly food & livelihood

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,127 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice25% 3,622 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,277 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 1,501 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 686 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 627 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 523 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 287 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 killed3,910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,565 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,301 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting refugees124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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
● Feara little less than 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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