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10,730 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 violence in Baghdad, a disaster in Bangui and protests in Agadez (Niger). the Central African Republic's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 69 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

85 of its 124 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Baghdad accounted for 63 of Iraq's 85 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Indonesia

45 of its 111 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 101 of Palestine's 154 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Natural hazards were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

71 of its 179 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Dubai accounted for 66 of the United Arab Emirates' 71 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

14 of its 64 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Kenya (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (29 of its stories, about 9 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 20 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 10,730 stories about harm among 61,177 counted on 20 Apr.

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18 in every 100 of the day's 61,177 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 21 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq69 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Niger61 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 763 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Manhattan US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Tel Aviv Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Gaza Palestine31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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'sBrazil: 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 readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: 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'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 grief-stricken as the world's · 448 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,925 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health26% 2,770 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,855 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,508 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 571 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 387 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 291 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 204 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 killed2,760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions218 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel Stories reporting evacuations58 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 about as 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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