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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 →
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: 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 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualAnadolu, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 79 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsColombo, Sri Lanka -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 25 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

● Anadolu Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Istanbul Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 49 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

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.