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9,067 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 a disaster in Bangui, violence in Gaza and protests in Tripoli (Libya). Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJapan 28 in 100 of its 506 stories, usually 11
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Palestine

201 of its 282 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 121 of Palestine's 201 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ecuador

24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Quito accounted for 16 of Ecuador's 24 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

44 of its 123 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

57 of its 169 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Helicopter crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

141 of its 506 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

64 of its 172 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Dubai accounted for 63 of the United Arab Emirates' 64 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

20 of its 73 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in China (38 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); helicopter crash in Kenya (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in India (40 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 9,067 stories about harm among 51,830 counted on 21 Apr.

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For the second day running, the news turned to the Central African Republic. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 51,830 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 9 times their usual in China's news. In the Central African Republic, 96% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual. On 22 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Australia, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 928 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia45 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq45 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence United Arab Emirates37 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Tel Aviv Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Manhattan US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Washington US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Sydney Australia23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice 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'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three 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

● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 201 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 568 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,263 stories · about as usual Health25% 2,189 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence17% 1,548 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,517 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 492 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 350 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 317 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 178 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 killed2,402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,067 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured883 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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