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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

how these are picked →
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).

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readTunisia: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualNew Hampshire, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 97 outletsIndiana, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- displacement: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsNew Milton, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMhow, India -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 33 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● New Hampshire US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Indiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Benue Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 21 stories ● Hanoi Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● New Milton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 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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