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10,542 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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Violence in Moscow, the earthquake in Papua New Guinea and protests in Mirebalais (Haiti) drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 77 in 100 of its 81 stories, usually 20
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Conflict & violence

Russia

181 of its 393 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Moscow accounted for 103 of Russia's 181 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

99 of its 247 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

93 of its 124 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Gaza accounted for 74 of Palestine's 93 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

53 of its 118 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 53 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

El Salvador

26 of its 41 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

65 of its 218 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in US (415 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in UK (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in India (18 of its stories, about 4 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 5 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 10,542 stories about harm among 58,678 counted on 5 Apr.

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Papua New Guinea's news mentioned the earthquake about 5 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 58,678 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Russia, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. On 5 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea77 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine75 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 467 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 47 · mostly displacement Russia46 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Boston US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Jerusalem Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Manhattan US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 308 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,865 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 2,740 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,145 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 1,187 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 431 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 356 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 261 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 193 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 killed2,324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions146 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations41 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill12 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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