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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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualPlattsburgh, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsLympne, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 67 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsTripoli, Libya -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 22 stories, carried by 46 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Plattsburgh US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Lympne UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Tripoli Libya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

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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