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9,783 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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Landslides in Indonesia, illness in Sydney and heavy rain in Pakistan drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAustralia 36 in 100 of its 1,458 stories, usually 18
RegionOceania 33 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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

49 of its 96 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tana Toraja accounted for 28 of Indonesia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Landslides were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Tana Toraja stories →
Health

Australia

520 of its 1,458 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Sydney accounted for 348 of Australia's 520 stories about harm, carried by 629 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories → Sydney stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

172 of its 460 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

323 of its 1,028 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Meningitis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drownings and poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Sudan

57 of its 79 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 29 of Sudan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

23 of its 59 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

19 of its 42 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 7 of Warsaw's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

North Korea

10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 4 of Pyongyang's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Congo

11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

139 of its 325 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in China (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Canada (14 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 14 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 9,783 stories about harm among 51,679 counted on 14 Apr.

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Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 51,679 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. On 15 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Rwanda, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia56 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia51 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel48 in 100 of its 2,743 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Tehran Iran62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Nevatim Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Washington US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Ibadan Nigeria26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

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: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: 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 lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 lessItaly: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualWellington, New Zealand -- health: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsChibok, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 52 stories, carried by 40 outletsMidlands, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsNadda, India -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsColorado, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 24 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

● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Chibok Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 52 stories ● Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Nadda India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 2,629 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health25% 2,394 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice18% 1,700 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,368 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 664 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 329 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 304 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 176 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 killed3,420 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected1,050 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured858 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests826 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions503 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angerabout one and a half times 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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