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19,861 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 flooding in Kenya, people killed in Burkina Faso and the heatwave in Thailand. Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 53 in 100 of its 128 stories, usually 25
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Kenya

121 of its 339 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nairobi accounted for 81 of Kenya's 121 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Flooding was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and storms.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

30 of its 32 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Thailand

66 of its 237 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

Armenia

68 of its 128 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

30 of its 49 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Niamey accounted for 16 of Niger's 30 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

US

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (132 stories). Whooping cough was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

20 of its 41 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. the Red Sea accounted for 15 of Djibouti's 20 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Portugal

36 of its 164 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 13 of Lisbon's 25 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

100 of its 283 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Heatwave was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Finland (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in India (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Nigeria (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 25 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 19,861 stories about harm among 112,914 counted on 25 Apr.

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The news turned to Kenya for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 112,914 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kenya, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. A year earlier, on 26 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Israel68 in 100 of its 1,496 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 475 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda61 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia53 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 607 Boston US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 New York US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Hollywood US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 lessTunisia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: 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 lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: 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 storiesJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe 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: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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 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 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 44 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 35 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 815 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Suriname: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 781 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 61 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 547 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 23 in 100 of its 861 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,448 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 61 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 32 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 27 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 36 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kazakhstan: 25 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 1,496 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 475 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 50 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 48 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 45 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 41 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 24 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 94 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 28 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Australia: 24 in 100 of its 2,071 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 53 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 29 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 475 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 475 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 815 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 63 in 100 of its 475 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Israel 68 in 100 of its 1,496 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 63 in 100 of its 475 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sudan 72 in 100 of its 71 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Rwanda 61 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 48 in 100 of its 287 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Armenia 53 in 100 of its 128 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 5,949 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health29% 5,662 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,580 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 2,479 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 878 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 749 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 720 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 376 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 killed4,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured960 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced307 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of 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 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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