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17,002 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Khartoum, protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and people injured in Singapore. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKenya 32 in 100 of its 244 stories, usually 23
RegionSouth Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Sudan

78 of its 108 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Khartoum accounted for 30 of Sudan's 78 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

47 of its 109 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 31 of Kashmir's 47 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

1,067 of its 4,639 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (407 stories). Tsunami was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

38 of its 49 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 29 of Yemen's 38 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 83 of Palestine's 129 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

13 of its 39 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 4 of Dar es Salaam's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

8 of its 17 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 3 of Guayaquil's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Philippines (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Australia (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in US (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in India (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 17,002 stories about harm among 100,450 counted on 10 Apr.

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In Nigeria's news, mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 100,450 stories, below the usual 18. Sudan's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 61%. A year earlier, on 10 April 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Israel54 in 100 of its 770 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria48 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 620 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Hollywood US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Hudson River US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 San Francisco US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

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 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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessPakistan: 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 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: 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 storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 storiesKazakhstan: 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 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: 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 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 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 lessBolivia: 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 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 storiesAntigua & Barbuda: 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 storiesMarshall 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: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 23 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 78 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guam: 27 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 23 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tonga: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 24 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tanzania: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 29 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 573 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Solomon Islands: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 31 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 22 in 100 of its 1,143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 31 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mongolia: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lithuania: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 54 in 100 of its 770 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 24 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 25 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)India: 23 in 100 of its 4,639 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 28 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 43 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 29 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Denmark: 26 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 27 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Croatia: 32 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chile: 28 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 84 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burundi: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Barbados: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 33 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 31 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Angola: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 55 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 23 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Vatican City: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Maldives: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Sudan 72 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 54 in 100 of its 770 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 219 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 55 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 48 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 43 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,090 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,338 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,718 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 2,149 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 814 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 634 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 540 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 279 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 killed3,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured870 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions241 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced150 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about the usual rate

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.