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12,438 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 news turned to violence in Moscow, protests in Tehran (Iran) and rights and justice in Bucharest. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 38 in 100 of its 937 stories, usually 23
RegionSouth Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Russia

352 of its 937 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Moscow accounted for 166 of Russia's 352 stories about harm, carried by 472 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

14 of Tehran's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Finland

58 of its 159 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Covid was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Syria

133 of its 178 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Damascus accounted for 79 of Syria's 133 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

26 of its 45 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 6 of Kigali's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 160 of Israel's 231 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. 84 of Jerusalem's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

14 of its 28 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 8 of Algiers' 12 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Jamaica

29 of its 101 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Tanzania

15 of its 32 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Tanzania (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Mozambique (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (646 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Vietnam (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 12,438 stories about harm among 63,731 counted on 2 Apr.

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Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Finland's news. of the day's 63,731 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 2 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Russia's news was 38% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria75 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Iran48 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Uganda42 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Russia38 in 100 of its 937 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Jerusalem Israel84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Manhattan US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 New York US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessThailand: 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: near the world's share or lessSudan: 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 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 lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: 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: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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 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 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 lessLiberia: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: 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 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: 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: no storiesCanada: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesMarshall 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: 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 storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Zambia: 42 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 56 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 42 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 75 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 27 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 505 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 27 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 58 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 38 in 100 of its 937 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Romania: 49 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 681 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 74 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 36 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 46 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lesotho: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jamaica: 29 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 36 in 100 of its 643 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 48 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Finland: 36 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Equatorial Guinea: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Denmark: 32 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 36 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Azerbaijan: 30 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Armenia: 30 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Angola: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 56 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vatican City: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Syria 75 in 100 of its 178 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 56 in 100 of its 134 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 48 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Russia 38 in 100 of its 937 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 36 in 100 of its 643 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mexico 36 in 100 of its 232 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,577 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice24% 2,914 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,429 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 1,642 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 578 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 454 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 413 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 222 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 killed3,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,358 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected1,266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions88 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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