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16,605 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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Violence in Sanaa, people killed in Argentina and road crashes in Italy drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelize 44 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Yemen

37 of its 56 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Sanaa accounted for 23 of Yemen's 37 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Argentina

23 of its 79 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

139 of its 672 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Somalia

28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 110 of Russia's 177 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 33 of Kashmir's 43 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Belize

28 of its 64 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Rights & justice

Jordan

27 of its 104 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Cambodia (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Colombia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 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 17 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 16,605 stories about harm among 96,226 counted on 17 Apr.

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Cambodia's news mentioned the hunger about 9 times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 96,226 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Yemen, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual. On 17 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine67 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen66 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 720 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador51 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 731 Murshidabad India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Gaza Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Boston US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Manhattan US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

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 lessZambia: 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 lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 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 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 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 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 storiesSt 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 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 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 storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 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 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 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: 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 lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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 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: no storiesCanada: 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 lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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 lessAustria: 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 storiesAlgeria: 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 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: 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: 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 lessYemen: 66 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 50 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 403 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 41 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 570 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Samoa: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 623 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Peru: 29 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 36 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 733 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 534 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jordan: 26 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 720 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 25 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hungary: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 58 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Grenada: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 51 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 28 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Denmark: 27 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 28 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cape Verde: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 73 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bhutan: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 44 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 25 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 29 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 403 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Maldives: 30 in 100 of its 33 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

● Israel 63 in 100 of its 720 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 225 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● El Salvador 51 in 100 of its 257 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sudan 59 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 66 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Puerto Rico 50 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly shelter & services

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,765 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 4,484 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,468 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 2,188 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 713 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 653 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 649 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 360 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 killed3,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill25 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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