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8,855 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 day's news pointed at violence in Kyiv, flooding in Congo and refugees in Afghanistan. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 49 in 100 of its 227 stories, usually 23
RegionEurope 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

112 of its 227 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kyiv accounted for 74 of Ukraine's 112 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

16 of its 23 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

44 of its 66 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Russia

115 of its 318 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Moscow accounted for 64 of Russia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

47 of its 109 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 47 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

124 of its 176 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 96 of Palestine's 124 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

82 of its 370 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 31 of Paris' 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kimbe accounted for 14 of Papua New Guinea's 17 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets.

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Displacement

Azerbaijan

17 of its 38 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in US (333 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Thailand (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in UK (51 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in India (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 8,855 stories about harm among 45,203 counted on 6 Apr.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Congo's news. of the day's 45,203 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Ukraine stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 6 April 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine70 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Israel62 in 100 of its 675 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine49 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir43 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Boston US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Paris France31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Manhattan US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: 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'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times 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 three times 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 420 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Italy about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,392 stories · about as usual Health26% 2,230 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,694 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,167 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 475 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 279 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 235 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 196 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 killed2,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured706 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US

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 harsher 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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