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12,595 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 day's news pointed at people displaced in Khartoum, violence in Kyiv and evacuations in Pakistan. Ukraine'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 the US →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 48 in 100 of its 563 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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 →
Displacement

Sudan

453 of its 556 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Khartoum accounted for 282 of Sudan's 453 stories about harm, carried by 510 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three 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 →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

269 of its 563 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 118 of Ukraine's 269 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

281 of its 783 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Honduras

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Saudi Arabia

43 of its 136 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Jeddah accounted for 24 of Saudi Arabia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

76 of its 154 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

49 of its 143 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

24 of its 138 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

Tehran accounted for 39 of Iran's 74 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Türkiye (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Japan (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
20 in 10017 in 10031 Mar7 Apr14 Apr21 Apr29 Apr31 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 10029 Apr: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 12,595 stories about harm among 72,820 counted on 29 Apr.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 22 March 2023. of the day's 72,820 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Sudan and the US. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 5 times their usual in New Zealand's news. On 29 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan81 in 100 of its 556 stories · usually 73 · mostly displacement Syria60 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine48 in 100 of its 563 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 391 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Khartoum Sudan27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Chicago US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: no storiesSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uruguay: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 563 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 32 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 69 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Trinidad & Tobago: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 81 in 100 of its 556 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Saudi Arabia: 32 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)St. Lucia: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 546 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 783 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 27 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 30 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 45 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Honduras: 74 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 56 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Egypt: 30 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chad: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 81 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 563 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Sudan 81 in 100 of its 556 stories · mostly displacement ● Syria 60 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 48 in 100 of its 563 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 49 in 100 of its 154 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 45 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 45 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 3,662 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice25% 3,073 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,650 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,552 stories · about as usual Displacement6% 786 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 732 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 440 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 416 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 killed3,564 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,667 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations399 at about three times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees172 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting people displaced107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions99 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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