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20,114 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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Landslides in Kenya, violence in Herat and protests in Almaty (Kazakhstan) drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKenya 52 in 100 of its 412 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

213 of its 412 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Nairobi accounted for 76 of Kenya's 213 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Landslides were named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

82 of its 138 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Herat accounted for 42 of Afghanistan's 82 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Herat stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

22 of its 54 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 7 of Almaty's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Colombia

48 of its 104 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

49 of its 109 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

30 of its 59 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tbilisi accounted for 26 of Georgia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. 21 of Tbilisi's 26 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Iran

Tehran accounted for 36 of Iran's 69 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 288 of Palestine's 361 stories about harm, carried by 320 outlets. 146 of Gaza's 288 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kashmir (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in South Korea (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Taiwan (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Philippines (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in China (28 of its stories, about three 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 30 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 20,114 stories about harm among 111,353 counted on 30 Apr.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Kenya. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 111,353 stories, as usual. Kenya's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 1 May 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,660 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Palestine62 in 100 of its 583 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq54 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hamilton Hall US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Gaza Palestine146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Charlotte US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Travis County US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 86 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsKanker, India -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsStevens Point, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 15 stories, carried by 25 outletsManipal, India -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 26 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Great Barrier Reef Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kanker India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Stevens Point US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,891 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice29% 5,681 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence13% 2,653 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,596 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 997 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 735 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 682 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 450 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 killed4,888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees245 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Ireland Stories reporting evacuations118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill22 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
● 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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