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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,756 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Warsaw, a disaster in Kathmandu and the drought in Tunisia. Poland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sudan and China →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 36 in 100 of its 246 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 35 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

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Poland

88 of its 246 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Warsaw accounted for 59 of Poland's 88 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Health

Nepal

66 of its 165 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kathmandu accounted for 43 of Nepal's 66 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Sudan

496 of its 699 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Khartoum accounted for 430 of Sudan's 496 stories about harm, carried by 621 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

52 of its 146 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

29 of its 84 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

13 of its 39 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

36 of its 117 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Vietnam

329 of its 1,165 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 218 of Vietnam's 329 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Cuba (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in India (75 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Australia (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 9 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 19 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 23,756 stories about harm among 131,870 counted on 19 Apr.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sudan and China. 18 in every 100 of the day's 131,870 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In South Sudan's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. A year earlier, on 19 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Poland's news was 36% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen72 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 699 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia55 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Syria52 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine45 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 746 Khartoum Sudan80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 London UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Kansas City US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Ottawa Canada49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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 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 lessUkraine: 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 lessTanzania: 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: no storiesSuriname: 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 storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMalawi: 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 lessLesotho: 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 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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 storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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 lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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 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 lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Zambia: 35 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 72 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 28 in 100 of its 1,165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 55 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 55 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 699 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 1,095 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 41 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 1,062 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Poland: 36 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Paraguay: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 23 in 100 of its 779 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,859 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 44 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 821 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 40 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 30 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 671 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gambia: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 28 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 55 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahamas: 29 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 31 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Sudan 71 in 100 of its 699 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 72 in 100 of its 57 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 52 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 43 in 100 of its 249 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Tunisia 55 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Nepal 40 in 100 of its 165 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 7,938 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice24% 5,677 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,242 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,490 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,197 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,185 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 965 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 605 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 killed5,769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,341 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations330 at about twice the usual rate · most about Sudan and China Stories reporting refugees185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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