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23,441 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 people displaced in Khartoum, evacuations in Kenya and the drought in Hungary. Kenya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sudan and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKenya 44 in 100 of its 535 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

639 of its 822 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 390 of Sudan's 639 stories about harm, carried by 599 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Drownings were named in 10 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.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

238 of its 535 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Storms were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Food & livelihood

Hungary

43 of its 136 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Budapest accounted for 33 of Hungary's 43 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

116 of its 208 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 54 of Afghanistan's 116 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

130 of its 255 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 130 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 25 of Haiti's 37 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

16 of Madrid's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Saudi Arabia

69 of its 237 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Cyprus

21 of its 75 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Türkiye (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Spain (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Japan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 23,441 stories about harm among 133,616 counted on 27 Apr.

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For the eighth day running, the news turned to Sudan. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 133,616 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sudan and the US. A year earlier, on 27 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Sudan stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 71%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 822 stories · usually 71 · mostly displacement Haiti64 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia52 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 686 London UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Chicago US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Khartoum Sudan44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Jerusalem Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualWisconsin, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 34 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 22 outletsKwazulu, South Africa -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsPershore, UK -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 16 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

● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● New Hampshire US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Cape Town South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 8,188 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice25% 5,663 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,818 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence9% 2,178 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Displacement5% 1,220 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,129 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,007 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 830 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 killed5,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,220 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations530 at about twice the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees333 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting people displaced212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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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