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19,415 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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Poisoning in Aruba, violence in Kigali and people injured in Italy drew the news. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPanama 42 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Aruba

17 of its 22 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Aruba over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

126 of its 636 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Sweden

47 of its 184 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Panama

24 of its 57 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jordan

32 of its 116 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

12 of its 26 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Türkiye (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (22 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); wildfires in Japan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Nigeria (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in South Africa (10 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 10 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 19,415 stories about harm among 110,356 counted on 10 Apr.

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Aruba stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 110,356 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Aruba's news, mentions of poisoning ran about 4 times their usual. On 11 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda72 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 1,633 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti61 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran53 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 607 Delhi India64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Jerusalem Israel63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Chicago US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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 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: 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 readSyria: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualIowa, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 39 outletsOnagawa, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 56 outletsKansas, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsClacton, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 12 outletsMadrid, Spain -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Onagawa Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Kansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Clacton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,381 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,673 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,061 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,694 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,056 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 892 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 839 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 417 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 killed4,846 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,067 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured900 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced188 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about 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 softer 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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