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19,323 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 day's news pointed at the avalanche in Austria, people injured in Pakistan and violence in Kigali. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMicronesia 86 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 26
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Austria

36 of its 105 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Avalanche was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

155 of its 332 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

38 of its 54 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kigali accounted for 16 of Rwanda's 38 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Micronesia

54 of its 63 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Pikelot accounted for 41 of Micronesia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (54 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

63 of its 263 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

35 of its 80 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jersey

19 of its 87 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

111 of its 471 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about 5 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 11 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 19,323 stories about harm among 108,388 counted on 11 Apr.

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Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Austria's news. of the day's 108,388 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Austria stood out: 34% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. A year earlier, on 12 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 →

Micronesia86 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda70 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,461 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan55 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Palestine52 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 619 Jerusalem Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Gaza Palestine30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Moscow Russia28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: 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 lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: 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 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 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 storiesJordan: 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 lessIraq: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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 lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 24 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uzbekistan: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Micronesia: 86 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 881 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Togo: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 37 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 70 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 815 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Poland: 27 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 610 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 47 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,363 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 620 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 28 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 43 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 23 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kazakhstan: 35 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 66 in 100 of its 1,461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 47 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 36 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 45 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 24 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gabon: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Czechia: 32 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 26 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Botswana: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Benin: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 34 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 31 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 881 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 80 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 66 in 100 of its 1,461 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Micronesia 86 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 291 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 70 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 47 in 100 of its 344 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 47 in 100 of its 332 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,500 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,298 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,151 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,527 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,240 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 951 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 904 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 354 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 killed4,840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,030 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured989 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced159 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much 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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