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17,999 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 news turned to a disaster in Pikelot, people injured in Ethiopia and illness in Darfur. South Korea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMicronesia 97 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 45
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

82 of its 119 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Darfur accounted for 27 of Sudan's 82 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Health

South Korea

79 of its 381 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Argentina

37 of its 108 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Buenos Aires accounted for 25 of Argentina's 37 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Health

Kenya

93 of its 316 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 20 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

North Korea

15 of its 41 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

68 of its 233 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in North Korea (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Poland (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Russia (56 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Greece (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 10014 Mar21 Mar28 Mar4 Apr12 Apr14 Mar: 17 in 10015 Mar: 17 in 10016 Mar: 18 in 10017 Mar: 18 in 10018 Mar: 17 in 10019 Mar: 17 in 10020 Mar: 17 in 10021 Mar: 17 in 10022 Mar: 18 in 10023 Mar: 20 in 10024 Mar: 20 in 10025 Mar: 18 in 10026 Mar: 19 in 10027 Mar: 18 in 10028 Mar: 18 in 10029 Mar: 18 in 10030 Mar: 18 in 10031 Mar: 18 in 1001 Apr: 18 in 1002 Apr: 18 in 1003 Apr: 19 in 1004 Apr: 18 in 1005 Apr: 19 in 1006 Apr: 19 in 1007 Apr: 19 in 1008 Apr: 17 in 1009 Apr: 17 in 10010 Apr: 18 in 10011 Apr: 18 in 10012 Apr: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 17,999 stories about harm among 104,675 counted on 12 Apr.

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In Micronesia, 97% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 104,675 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in North Korea's news. On 13 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Micronesia97 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan69 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 1,303 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Tel Aviv Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 San Francisco US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173

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 lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: 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 lessTurkey: 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 lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 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 lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: 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 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 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: no storiesGuinea: 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 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: 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: near the world's share or lessEl 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: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBotswana: 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 storiesAntigua & Barbuda: 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uzbekistan: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Micronesia: 97 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 755 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tajikistan: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Taiwan: 25 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 34 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sweden: 26 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 72 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 885 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Poland: 23 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 34 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Korea: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,454 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 48 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mongolia: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 40 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 28 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kazakhstan: 29 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 1,303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 423 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 46 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 52 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 38 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Djibouti: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 25 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 34 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Angola: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 755 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Micronesia 97 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 63 in 100 of its 1,303 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 69 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 260 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 49 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 38 in 100 of its 300 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,033 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,247 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,744 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,455 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,089 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 860 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 799 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 373 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 killed4,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,984 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions380 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.