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23,532 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 people displaced in Khartoum, drownings in Libya and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Sudan and Saudi Arabia →
Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSingapore 41 in 100 of its 448 stories, usually 14
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Displacement

Sudan

776 of its 992 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 523 of Sudan's 776 stories about harm, carried by 695 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Cholera was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with measles and polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

37 of its 44 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tripoli accounted for 27 of Libya's 37 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

201 of its 296 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kabul accounted for 148 of Afghanistan's 201 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

188 of its 475 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Hunger was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Hungary

39 of its 120 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 17 of Budapest's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

185 of its 448 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Gambia

24 of its 51 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Saudi Arabia

100 of its 279 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Jeddah accounted for 74 of Saudi Arabia's 100 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

Tehran accounted for 71 of Iran's 113 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Jamaica

51 of its 157 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Türkiye (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Vietnam (54 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Belgium (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (45 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 26 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 23,532 stories about harm among 132,238 counted on 26 Apr.

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It was the seventh day running that the news turned to Sudan. of the day's 132,238 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Sudan and Saudi Arabia. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Libya's news. A year earlier, on 26 April 2022, 22 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 →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 992 stories · usually 71 · mostly displacement Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Haiti61 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Syria47 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 735 Missoula US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Hollywood US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273 New York US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 London UK60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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 Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: 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 lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualHiroshima, Japan -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 37 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 30 stories, carried by 33 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 44 stories, carried by 22 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsBaton Rouge, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsTirah, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 113 stories, carried by 235 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hiroshima Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Baton Rouge US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 8,023 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice26% 5,998 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,665 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence11% 2,462 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,218 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,048 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 842 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 826 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 killed5,627 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,178 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations587 at about three times the usual rate · most about Sudan and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting refugees299 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the UK Stories reporting people displaced184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions152 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 much softer than 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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