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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

usually 18; 18 the day before
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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: no storiesFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: no storiesCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)United Arab Emirates: 37 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 23 in 100 of its 697 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 74 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 36 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Slovenia: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 35 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Portugal: 27 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 351 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 576 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 57 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 28 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 34 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Japan: 28 in 100 of its 506 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 928 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 45 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 31 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 75 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Central African Republic: 96 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 37 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 23 in 100 of its 697 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Palestine 71 in 100 of its 282 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 61 in 100 of its 928 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 45 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 37 in 100 of its 301 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● United Arab Emirates 37 in 100 of its 172 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Russia 35 in 100 of its 289 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.