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15,955 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 violence in Tehran, illness in Havana and people killed in Chad. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 65 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 44
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

116 of its 178 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 54 of Iran's 116 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Cuba

55 of its 106 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Havana accounted for 48 of Cuba's 55 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Illness was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Chad

23 of its 48 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Syria

161 of its 205 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Damascus accounted for 136 of Syria's 161 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

37 of its 132 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 247 of Russia's 366 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

147 of Jerusalem's 267 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malawi

24 of its 44 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

14 of its 39 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Taiwan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Malawi (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in India (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Australia (14 of its stories, about 4 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 1 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 15,955 stories about harm among 89,408 counted on 1 Apr.

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Taiwan's news mentioned Covid about 4 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 89,408 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iran, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 April 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Over March, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in March 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria79 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,647 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti66 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Iran65 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Shifa Israel104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Delhi India82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Moscow Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as fearful as the world's · 366 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,098 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,511 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,515 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,827 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence16% 2,467 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 862 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 584 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 565 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 275 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 killed4,367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees92 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.