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19,662 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 heavy rain in the United Arab Emirates, protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) and people affected in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful 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 mostUnited Arab Emirates 59 in 100 of its 737 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

433 of its 737 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Dubai accounted for 424 of the United Arab Emirates' 433 stories about harm, carried by 552 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (193 stories). Heavy rain was named in 180 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and wildfires.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Dubai stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

31 of its 51 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tbilisi accounted for 28 of Georgia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 26 of Tbilisi's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

70 of its 124 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

33 of its 74 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Armenia

29 of its 78 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

8 of its 16 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 6 of Abidjan's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 173 of Iran's 308 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Belgium

69 of its 192 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Brussels accounted for 67 of Belgium's 69 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Gambia

18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); house fires in UK (23 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 17 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 19,662 stories about harm among 110,934 counted on 17 Apr.

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The United Arab Emirates' news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 11%. of the day's 110,934 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to the United Arab Emirates for the second day running. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual in the United Arab Emirates' news. On 18 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Palestine59 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence United Arab Emirates59 in 100 of its 737 stories · usually 11 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel59 in 100 of its 1,743 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Sydney Australia65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Jerusalem Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 320 Manhattan US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,023 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 308 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 315 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 145 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,392 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,007 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,056 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,741 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 986 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 882 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 803 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 403 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 killed4,825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,076 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced183 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill13 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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