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16,799 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 Darfur, arrests in Jordan and hantavirus in Mexico. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 47 in 100 of its 398 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 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

Sudan

220 of its 264 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Darfur accounted for 91 of Sudan's 220 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Dengue was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Rights & justice

Jordan

42 of its 132 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Ukraine

189 of its 398 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Sumy accounted for 103 of Ukraine's 189 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

175 of its 582 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Moscow accounted for 99 of Russia's 175 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 106 of Israel's 399 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

20 of its 28 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Malta

25 of its 86 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Algeria

15 of its 29 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Singapore (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in France (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (18 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 15 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 16,799 stories about harm among 95,474 counted on 15 Apr.

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Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Singapore's news. of the day's 95,474 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Sudan stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 66%. On 15 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan83 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 270 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Israel61 in 100 of its 652 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador51 in 100 of its 316 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine47 in 100 of its 398 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 771 Boston US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Murshidabad India60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Gaza Palestine56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Hudson River US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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 readGhana: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Jordan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 399 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 175 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,792 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 4,549 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,560 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence14% 2,323 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 758 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 539 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 533 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 359 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 killed3,476 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured979 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced293 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and Israel Stories reporting abductions279 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees172 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting evacuations98 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 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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