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20,706 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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Violence in Tehran, rights and justice in Helsinki and protests in Gacaca (Rwanda) drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFinland 70 in 100 of its 308 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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

Iran

242 of its 382 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 160 of Iran's 242 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (184 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Finland

216 of its 308 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Helsinki accounted for 150 of Finland's 216 stories about harm, carried by 399 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (172 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Finland over 30 days → its stories → Helsinki stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 4 of Gacaca's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Gacaca stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

88 of its 290 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Avalanche was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with snowstorms.

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Health

Colombia

77 of its 215 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Covid was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

74 of its 112 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 39 of Haiti's 74 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,540 of its 2,107 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Hurricane was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 221 of Palestine's 267 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Switzerland (43 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Colombia (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Thailand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Philippines (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Palestine (18 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 2 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 20,706 stories about harm among 112,749 counted on 2 Apr.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 112,749 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Switzerland's news mentioned the avalanche about 9 times as often as usual. Iran's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. A year earlier, on 3 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel73 in 100 of its 2,107 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Finland70 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice Haiti66 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran63 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Jerusalem Israel90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Shifa Israel50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Delhi India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: 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 storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessNigeria: 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 lessMali: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 storiesFiji: 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: 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: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: 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 lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican 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: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook 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: no storiesWallis & 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: 26 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Zambia: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 66 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 32 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 521 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 51 in 100 of its 387 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 64 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 30 in 100 of its 290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 29 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 826 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 39 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 56 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 37 in 100 of its 922 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 744 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 73 in 100 of its 2,107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 47 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 63 in 100 of its 382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 66 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 70 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominica: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 30 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cyprus: 31 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 48 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 36 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 33 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Botswana: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Albania: 67 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 521 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Israel 73 in 100 of its 2,107 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Finland 70 in 100 of its 308 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 63 in 100 of its 382 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 426 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 64 in 100 of its 187 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 66 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,783 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,587 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,600 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence16% 3,160 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,266 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 821 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 767 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 325 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 killed5,955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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