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22,146 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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A disaster in Tehran, violence in Kyiv and deaths in Montevideo drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice 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 mostUkraine 46 in 100 of its 1,051 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

115 of its 223 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 60 of Iran's 115 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

482 of its 1,051 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kyiv accounted for 309 of Ukraine's 482 stories about harm, carried by 631 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (221 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Uruguay

35 of its 86 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Montevideo accounted for 30 of Uruguay's 35 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories).

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

181 of its 463 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

63 of its 89 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jenin accounted for 26 of Palestine's 63 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

91 of its 238 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Storms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

29 of its 31 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

560 of its 699 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Khartoum accounted for 355 of Sudan's 560 stories about harm, carried by 495 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Chad

31 of its 48 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

83 of its 247 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Hungary (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Tunisia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Indonesia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Türkiye (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 10030 Mar6 Apr13 Apr20 Apr28 Apr30 Mar: 19 in 10031 Mar: 19 in 1001 Apr: 19 in 1002 Apr: 20 in 1003 Apr: 18 in 1004 Apr: 18 in 1005 Apr: 18 in 1006 Apr: 18 in 1007 Apr: 19 in 1008 Apr: 19 in 1009 Apr: 18 in 10010 Apr: 19 in 10011 Apr: 19 in 10012 Apr: 18 in 10013 Apr: 18 in 10014 Apr: 18 in 10015 Apr: 18 in 10016 Apr: 20 in 10017 Apr: 18 in 10018 Apr: 18 in 10019 Apr: 18 in 10020 Apr: 18 in 10021 Apr: 17 in 10022 Apr: 19 in 10023 Apr: 19 in 10024 Apr: 18 in 10025 Apr: 18 in 10026 Apr: 18 in 10027 Apr: 18 in 10028 Apr: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 22,146 stories about harm among 127,931 counted on 28 Apr.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 22 March 2023. 17 in every 100 of the day's 127,931 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sudan and the US. Nepal's news mentioned the earthquake about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 28 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan80 in 100 of its 699 stories · usually 72 · mostly displacement Palestine71 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Iran52 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Syria48 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 702 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Hollywood US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Chicago US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Jerusalem Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGreece: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 three 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'sJersey: 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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 482 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 181 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,216 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 5,250 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,791 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence11% 2,303 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,197 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,103 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Food & livelihood5% 1,086 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 773 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 killed5,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations545 at about twice the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 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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