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11,508 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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The drought in Brazil, violence in Poonch and people affected in Mexico drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 67 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 31
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

99 of its 241 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Rio Grande do Sul accounted for 62 of Brazil's 99 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio Grande do Sul stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

98 of its 170 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Poonch accounted for 43 of Kashmir's 98 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Poonch stories →
Shelter & services

Ghana

63 of its 270 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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

Indonesia

91 of its 135 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Landslides were named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

DR Congo

11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

703 of its 990 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

34 of its 130 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 May. 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 11,508 stories about harm among 61,397 counted on 4 May.

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Indonesia's news mentioned landslides about 5 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 61,397 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Brazil, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. On 5 May 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 990 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia67 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine65 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir58 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan44 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Hamilton Hall US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Gaza Palestine88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Tel Aviv Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Los Angeles US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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: 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: no storiesTajikistan: 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 lessSuriname: no storiesSouth 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 lessSouth Africa: 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 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: no storiesSt. Lucia: 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: no storiesOman: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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: no storiesMauritius: 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 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessDjibouti: 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 storiesChina: 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 lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: 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: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos 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: 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: 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: 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 storiesYemen: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vietnam: 26 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 27 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 62 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 57 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 37 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 625 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 408 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Laos: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 40 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 990 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 67 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 38 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Finland: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 31 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 28 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chad: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brazil: 41 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 71 in 100 of its 990 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 375 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Indonesia 67 in 100 of its 135 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Kashmir 58 in 100 of its 170 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Brazil 41 in 100 of its 241 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Kenya 40 in 100 of its 191 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 3,357 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health25% 2,832 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,810 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,684 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 543 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 412 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 311 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 247 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 killed2,905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,573 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions370 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced183 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Brazil and Israel Stories reporting refugees121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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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