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8,855 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

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 lessVietnam: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: no storiesUnited 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRomania: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: no storiesPanama: 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 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: no storiesGuatemala: 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: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew 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: 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 lessCroatia: 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 storiesChina: 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: 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 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: no storiesBolivia: 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 lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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 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 storiesYemen: 73 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guam: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Korea: 26 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 36 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 68 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 451 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 794 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 34 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 26 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 675 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hungary: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 55 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 70 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 80 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahamas: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Azerbaijan: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 67 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Maldives: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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 62 in 100 of its 675 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 70 in 100 of its 176 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 67 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 49 in 100 of its 227 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 43 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Russia 36 in 100 of its 318 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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