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7,731 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 landslides in Kashmir, violence in Sanaa and protests in Tunis (Tunisia). Yemen's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 64 in 100 of its 168 stories, usually 39
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

107 of its 168 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 46 of Kashmir's 107 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

47 of its 61 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Sanaa accounted for 27 of Yemen's 47 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

215 of its 683 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

7 of its 10 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 110 of Israel's 359 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Benin

9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Zambia

9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

49 of its 195 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

46 of its 173 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Australia (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in India (27 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); plane crash in US (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
20 in 10016 in 10022 Mar29 Mar5 Apr12 Apr20 Apr22 Mar: 19 in 10023 Mar: 20 in 10024 Mar: 18 in 10025 Mar: 17 in 10026 Mar: 17 in 10027 Mar: 17 in 10028 Mar: 18 in 10029 Mar: 19 in 10030 Mar: 19 in 10031 Mar: 18 in 1001 Apr: 18 in 1002 Apr: 18 in 1003 Apr: 17 in 1004 Apr: 18 in 1005 Apr: 18 in 1006 Apr: 20 in 1007 Apr: 18 in 1008 Apr: 17 in 1009 Apr: 16 in 10010 Apr: 17 in 10011 Apr: 17 in 10012 Apr: 18 in 10013 Apr: 19 in 10014 Apr: 18 in 10015 Apr: 18 in 10016 Apr: 17 in 10017 Apr: 17 in 10018 Apr: 19 in 10019 Apr: 19 in 10020 Apr: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 7,731 stories about harm among 41,263 counted on 20 Apr.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 41,263 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Kashmir. Kashmir stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. On 20 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Yemen, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen77 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir64 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel62 in 100 of its 581 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador51 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Murshidabad India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Islamabad Pakistan19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Boston US16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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: no storiesUnited 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 lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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: 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 storiesSlovakia: 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 storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRussia: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: 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: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: 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 lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: no storiesGambia: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: 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 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: no storiesCape Verde: 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 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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: no storiesMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Zambia: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 77 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 81 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Solomon Islands: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 556 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 683 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 27 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Italy: 25 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 581 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 28 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Germany: 25 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 51 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 33 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 66 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Benin: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 64 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 64 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 64 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 279 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 64 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 62 in 100 of its 581 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 68 in 100 of its 156 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 64 in 100 of its 168 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Yemen 77 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● El Salvador 51 in 100 of its 95 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 47 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 1,988 stories · about as usual Health24% 1,802 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,516 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,297 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 418 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 244 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 164 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 142 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 killed2,053 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured647 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced132 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations34 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about one and a half times 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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.