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14,486 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 Sumy, arrests in Denmark and deaths in the Dominican Republic. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 61 in 100 of its 572 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

347 of its 572 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Sumy accounted for 249 of Ukraine's 347 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (303 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Spain

107 of its 434 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Flooding was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

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

Sudan

117 of its 137 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Darfur accounted for 57 of Sudan's 117 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

45 of its 54 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 30 of Yemen's 45 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Peru

52 of its 143 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vargas Llosa accounted for 45 of Peru's 52 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Rights & justice

Belgium

35 of its 114 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Rights & justice

Algeria

19 of its 34 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Puerto Rico

14 of its 23 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Puerto Rico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (43 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Australia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in US (144 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 14 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 14,486 stories about harm among 81,950 counted on 14 Apr.

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Puerto Rico's news mentioned Covid more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 81,950 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. On 14 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 →

Sudan85 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine61 in 100 of its 572 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador58 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Texas US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568 Murshidabad India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Boston US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Hudson River US32 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
Zimbabwe: 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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 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 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: no storiesSouth 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: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: 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: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLithuania: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 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: 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 lessEthiopia: 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 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 lessCongo: 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 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 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 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 storiesAlbania: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessCook 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 storiesZambia: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 83 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 61 in 100 of its 572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 25 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 31 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tajikistan: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 85 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Spain: 25 in 100 of its 434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 514 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 65 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 36 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 634 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 27 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 24 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 555 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hungary: 32 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 24 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 58 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 27 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 60 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 39 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 29 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 81 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Botswana: 35 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 31 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 29 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 56 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 61 in 100 of its 572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Maldives: 37 in 100 of its 27 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

● Sudan 85 in 100 of its 137 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 61 in 100 of its 572 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● El Salvador 58 in 100 of its 297 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 55 in 100 of its 555 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 83 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 266 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,881 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 3,763 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,271 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,263 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 769 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 439 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 401 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 397 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 killed3,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,576 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 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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