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12,279 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 Sevare, people displaced in Khartoum and road crashes in Vietnam. Mali's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Sudan and Russia →
Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 52 in 100 of its 159 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

Mali

33 of its 36 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Sevare accounted for 19 of Mali's 33 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Sevare stories →
Displacement

Sudan

410 of its 524 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 321 of Sudan's 410 stories about harm, carried by 759 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Vietnam

355 of its 1,059 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 191 of Vietnam's 355 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Road crashes were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Australia

340 of its 1,588 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (215 stories). Accidents were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Kashmir

82 of its 159 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 82 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Extreme cold was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Saudi Arabia

43 of its 132 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

159 of its 406 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

38 of its 103 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

21 of its 55 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Thailand (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Russia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in US (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 12,279 stories about harm among 65,399 counted on 22 Apr.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Sudan and Russia. 19 in every 100 of the day's 65,399 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Mali, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 22 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 524 stories · usually 64 · mostly displacement Kashmir52 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Iran45 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Nepal41 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Ethiopia39 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 37 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 London UK57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Khartoum Sudan32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Tehran Iran20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27 Aintree UK18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSydney, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 106 stories, carried by 388 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsAintree, UK -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 173 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 59 stories, carried by 118 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 22 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

● Australia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sydney Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 106 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Aintree UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 3,760 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,837 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,945 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,480 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 667 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 557 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services4% 461 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 328 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 killed3,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations242 at about three times the usual rate · most about Sudan and Russia Stories reporting abductions101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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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