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23,464 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 Khartoum, illness in Kathmandu and arrests in Russia. Sudan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSudan 71 in 100 of its 884 stories, usually 54
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Sudan

632 of its 884 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Khartoum accounted for 515 of Sudan's 632 stories about harm, carried by 761 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (44 stories). Power cuts were named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Nepal

68 of its 177 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 45 of Nepal's 68 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories). Poisoning was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Togo

7 of its 7 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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

Poland

75 of its 199 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 150 of Israel's 258 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Libya

31 of its 50 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tripoli accounted for 22 of Libya's 31 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

21 of its 68 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

China

689 of its 3,064 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories).

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Health

Indonesia

83 of its 272 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Afghanistan (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in India (75 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in UK (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 23,464 stories about harm among 127,824 counted on 18 Apr.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Sudan. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 127,824 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. On 18 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. Sudan stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 884 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Libya62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar54 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Syria52 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 653 Moscow Russia98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273 Kansas City US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Khartoum Sudan90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 515 Beijing China65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 632 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Libya few stories a little warmer than the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 7,798 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice27% 6,094 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,989 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 2,465 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,185 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,022 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 873 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 551 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 killed5,800 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,819 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations235 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and Sudan Stories reporting abductions199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees150 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill21 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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