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11,231 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 illness in Hanoi, people displaced in Khartoum and deaths in Setubal. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sudan and India →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 33 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Vietnam

215 of its 648 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 95 of Vietnam's 215 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (132 stories). Food poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Displacement

Sudan

481 of its 595 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Khartoum accounted for 318 of Sudan's 481 stories about harm, carried by 706 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with covid. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Portugal

28 of its 85 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Setubal accounted for 22 of Portugal's 28 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Setubal stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

178 of its 457 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Uzbekistan

23 of its 66 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 13 of Tashkent's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

India

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Building collapse was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Wildfires were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in New Zealand (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in India (21 of its stories, more than ten 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 30 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 11,231 stories about harm among 61,840 counted on 30 Apr.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Sudan and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 61,840 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 30 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Vietnam, 33% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan81 in 100 of its 595 stories · usually 73 · mostly displacement Syria54 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine39 in 100 of its 457 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh34 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 32 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Chicago US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Khartoum Sudan31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Jerusalem Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Delhi India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMassachusetts, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- other: 12 stories, carried by 22 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 35 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 23 outletsMissoula, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsNottingham, UK -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 24 outletsPretoria, South Africa -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsHaryana, India -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 12 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Budapest Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Missoula US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,166 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice22% 2,404 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,711 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,509 stories · about as usual Displacement7% 722 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 706 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 445 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 360 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 killed3,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,036 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured967 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations338 at about twice the usual rate · most about Sudan and India Stories reporting refugees130 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting abductions100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 harsher 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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