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11,345 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 road crashes in Türkiye, violence in Sydney and heavy rain in Kenya. Australia's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 62 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 25
RegionOceania 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Türkiye

107 of its 173 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Antalya accounted for 78 of Türkiye's 107 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Antalya stories →
Conflict & violence

Australia

673 of its 1,619 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Sydney accounted for 497 of Australia's 673 stories about harm, carried by 863 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories → Sydney stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

49 of its 140 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Health

South Korea

24 of its 124 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

291 of its 608 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 197 of Iran's 296 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Illness was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 72 of Palestine's 134 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

331 of its 1,001 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Meningitis was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and poisoning.

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

18 of its 96 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Iran (51 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Russia (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in China (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 11,345 stories about harm among 59,933 counted on 13 Apr.

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Türkiye stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 59,933 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kenya's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 14 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Türkiye62 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 25 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Israel61 in 100 of its 1,127 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan48 in 100 of its 608 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Iran46 in 100 of its 643 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Washington US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Sydney Australia26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 Ibadan Nigeria24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Los Angeles US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualBuner, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsKansas, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 38 outletsWyoming, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 26 outletsAintree, UK -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 170 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 23 stories, carried by 45 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsMilan, Italy -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 37 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Buner Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Kansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Wyoming US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Aintree UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,769 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice22% 2,411 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence19% 2,132 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,807 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 810 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services4% 423 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 376 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 371 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 killed3,503 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,113 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Russia Stories reporting refugees94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.