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23,993 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 evacuations in Kashmir, flooding in Rwanda and protests in Vientiane (Laos). Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 62 in 100 of its 214 stories, usually 36
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

133 of its 214 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Snowstorms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Rwanda

71 of its 99 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Brazil

114 of its 381 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Covid was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Palestine

108 of its 153 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Nablus accounted for 59 of Palestine's 108 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

377 of its 933 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 204 of Ukraine's 377 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Benin

13 of its 19 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

622 of its 1,518 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kremlin accounted for 517 of Russia's 622 stories about harm, carried by 717 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Jordan

56 of its 223 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 171 of Sudan's 343 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Zambia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Vietnam (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (72 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Italy (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 May. 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 23,993 stories about harm among 133,508 counted on 4 May.

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Rwanda's news mentioned flooding about 7 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 133,508 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kashmir, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. On 4 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 475 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Rwanda72 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine71 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir62 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 815 Delhi India118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Manipur India79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Manhattan US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 New York US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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 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 readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readZambia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualBudapest, Hungary -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsOregon, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsLouisiana, US -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 47 outletsJerash, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 50 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 31 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsNuffield, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsHavana, Cuba -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 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

● Budapest Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Jerash Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Lanarkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,680 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,789 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 3,317 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,806 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood5% 1,095 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,060 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 986 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 763 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 killed5,683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,650 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced265 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and India Stories reporting refugees265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 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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