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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.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
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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

usually 18; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 1007 Mar14 Mar21 Mar28 Mar5 Apr7 Mar: 18 in 1008 Mar: 19 in 1009 Mar: 18 in 10010 Mar: 18 in 10011 Mar: 18 in 10012 Mar: 17 in 10013 Mar: 17 in 10014 Mar: 18 in 10015 Mar: 20 in 10016 Mar: 20 in 10017 Mar: 18 in 10018 Mar: 18 in 10019 Mar: 18 in 10020 Mar: 18 in 10021 Mar: 18 in 10022 Mar: 19 in 10023 Mar: 20 in 10024 Mar: 18 in 10025 Mar: 17 in 10026 Mar: 17 in 10027 Mar: 17 in 10028 Mar: 18 in 10029 Mar: 19 in 10030 Mar: 19 in 10031 Mar: 18 in 1001 Apr: 18 in 1002 Apr: 18 in 1003 Apr: 17 in 1004 Apr: 18 in 1005 Apr: 18 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesU.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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: 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 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 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 lessNiger: 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: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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: no storiesMali: 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 lessLebanon: 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 storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: 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: no storiesGuinea: 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 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesNauru: 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tonga: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 38 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 83 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 46 in 100 of its 393 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 77 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 24 in 100 of its 574 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 865 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malta: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 30 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lesotho: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 28 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 66 in 100 of its 467 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 75 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 45 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 66 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 63 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cyprus: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 80 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 75 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 75 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 75 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 97 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 66 in 100 of its 467 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 75 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Papua New Guinea 77 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Russia 46 in 100 of its 393 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 45 in 100 of its 118 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 40 in 100 of its 247 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.