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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPetersburg, Russia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsSopore, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 31 stories, carried by 17 outletsKelowna, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 37 outletsSouth Carolina, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsVermont, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsNiamey, Niger -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 23 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Petersburg Russia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Sopore Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Kelowna Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● South Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 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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