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23,338 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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Violence in Sanaa, people displaced in Khartoum and deaths in Seoul drew the news. South Korea's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostYemen 93 in 100 of its 325 stories, usually 62
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 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

Yemen

302 of its 325 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Sanaa accounted for 265 of Yemen's 302 stories about harm, carried by 634 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Displacement

Sudan

484 of its 659 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Khartoum accounted for 390 of Sudan's 484 stories about harm, carried by 610 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

South Korea

146 of its 604 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Seoul accounted for 103 of South Korea's 146 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Health

Vietnam

215 of its 733 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 155 of Vietnam's 215 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories). Outbreaks were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with polio and landslides.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

79 of its 176 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Poonch accounted for 47 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 114 of Israel's 189 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 62 of Jerusalem's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

16 of Tehran's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Nepal

51 of its 122 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Health

Cuba

46 of its 128 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Kashmir (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Namibia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in France (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in India (75 of its stories, about 5 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 20 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 23,338 stories about harm among 130,502 counted on 20 Apr.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Kashmir's news. of the day's 130,502 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Yemen's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 659 stories · usually 60 · mostly displacement Syria49 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia49 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Myanmar46 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 712 Sanaa Yemen91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Jerusalem Israel62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Hanoi Vietnam60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Beijing China52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● South Korea about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 484 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 302 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 7,713 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 5,565 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,330 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,430 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,157 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,074 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 966 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 593 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 killed5,772 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations240 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting people displaced207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill22 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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