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16,986 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Algiers (Algeria), people killed in Switzerland and violence in Darfur. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 31 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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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Protests & strikes

Algeria

17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Algiers accounted for 13 of Algeria's 17 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 7 of Algiers' 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Health

Switzerland

62 of its 204 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Covid was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

27 of its 90 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of Tunis' 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

20 of its 42 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 4 of Banjul's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

50 of its 163 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

130 of its 357 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 3 of Maputo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

200 of its 613 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Afghanistan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hantavirus in Mexico (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (15 of its stories, about three 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 16 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 16,986 stories about harm among 98,421 counted on 16 Apr.

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In Switzerland's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 98,421 stories, as usual. Algeria's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. A year earlier, on 16 April 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 714 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador52 in 100 of its 310 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 689 Acworth US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Murshidabad India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Manhattan US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Delhi India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147

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 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 lessTurkey: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth 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 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: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 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 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: 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: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 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 lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 30 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Vanuatu: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Switzerland: 30 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 77 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 613 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 55 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sierra Leone: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Peru: 30 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 618 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 22 in 100 of its 592 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 27 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 25 in 100 of its 377 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jordan: 31 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 714 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 24 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 48 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 52 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bhutan: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belarus: 32 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Austria: 25 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 24 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Algeria: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Maldives: 36 in 100 of its 39 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 77 in 100 of its 142 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 63 in 100 of its 714 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 59 in 100 of its 227 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● El Salvador 52 in 100 of its 310 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 48 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Lebanon 42 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,965 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 4,684 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,461 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 2,135 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 720 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 628 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 594 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 362 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 killed3,409 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,075 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured821 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US 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 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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