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15,225 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 news turned to violence in Kyiv, people displaced in Nigeria and illness in Pyongyang. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 38 in 100 of its 303 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

116 of its 303 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 65 of Ukraine's 116 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

370 of its 1,193 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

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

Rwanda

37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kigali accounted for 18 of Rwanda's 37 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

41 of its 52 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Sanaa accounted for 22 of Yemen's 41 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Mexico

70 of its 251 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

11 of its 41 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 3 of Sofia's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

50 of its 91 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

DR Congo

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Romania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Myanmar (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Thailand (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Ireland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in UK (41 of its stories, about three 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 7 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 15,225 stories about harm among 83,931 counted on 7 Apr.

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In Romania's news, mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 83,931 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. In Ukraine, 38% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 April 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar90 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen79 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 953 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador56 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 543 Gaza Palestine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Abuja Nigeria34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 New York US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than 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 warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: 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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 574 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 4,636 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice24% 3,608 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,681 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,932 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 693 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 511 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 490 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 334 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 killed3,520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured979 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about one and a half times 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 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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