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9,677 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 drownings in Congo, landslides in Kashmir and road crashes in Italy. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostYemen 91 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 54
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Congo

40 of its 46 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. the Congo River accounted for 25 of Congo's 40 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Congo River stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

62 of its 118 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jammu accounted for 35 of Kashmir's 62 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

99 of its 367 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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

Yemen

71 of its 78 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Sanaa accounted for 28 of Yemen's 71 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

85 of its 120 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 58 of Palestine's 85 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 42 of Afghanistan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

131 of its 282 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 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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Rights & justice

Philippines

62 of its 184 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); building collapse in India (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Pakistan (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 9,677 stories about harm among 50,361 counted on 19 Apr.

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In Congo's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 50,361 stories, above the usual 18. Congo's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. On 19 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 424 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir53 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Murshidabad India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Boston US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Tehran Iran23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualCairo, Egypt -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 46 outletsDublin, Ireland -- health: 34 stories, carried by 39 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsWisconsin, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 18 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 21 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

● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Cairo Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Benue Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Dublin Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Michigan US 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 →

Rights & justice27% 2,544 stories · about as usual Health24% 2,281 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence19% 1,758 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,704 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 483 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 349 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 194 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 178 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 killed2,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured936 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees95 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations41 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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