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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.

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualHelsinki, Finland -- health: 32 stories, carried by 180 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 21 outletsStanford, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 26 outletsSofia, Bulgaria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 85 outletsHuntington Beach, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Helsinki Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Middlesbrough UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Stanford US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Sofia Bulgaria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 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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