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20,092 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 Yerevan, evacuations in Kenya and a disaster in Dhaka drew the news. Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Sudan and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 81 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 24
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 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

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

125 of its 155 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Yerevan accounted for 47 of Armenia's 125 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

261 of its 508 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

113 of its 230 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 54 of Bangladesh's 113 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Displacement

Sudan

924 of its 1,152 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Khartoum accounted for 728 of Sudan's 924 stories about harm, carried by 1,077 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (416 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

200 of its 502 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

43 of its 45 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Ouahigouya accounted for 26 of Burkina Faso's 43 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 18 of Haiti's 29 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

55 of its 109 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Peru

32 of its 83 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Lima accounted for 27 of Peru's 32 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Antarctica

13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Mexico (51 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Brazil (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in China (20 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 24 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 20,092 stories about harm among 112,588 counted on 24 Apr.

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In Armenia, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 112,588 stories, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Sudan and the US. In Mexico's news, mentions of Covid ran about 6 times their usual. A year earlier, on 24 April 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Armenia81 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan80 in 100 of its 1,152 stories · usually 67 · mostly displacement Syria65 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Kenya51 in 100 of its 508 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir50 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 Khartoum Sudan78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 728 London UK70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Delhi India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Hollywood US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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 readBermuda: 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'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 twice as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Armenia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Kenya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 257 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 6,513 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,690 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,492 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 2,223 stories · about as usual Displacement7% 1,319 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,009 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 750 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 708 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 killed5,351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,553 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting arrests1,834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations634 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting people displaced183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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