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18,057 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 the earthquake in Türkiye, violence in Pahalgam and people killed in Switzerland. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 83 in 100 of its 952 stories, usually 45
RegionSouth Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Türkiye

195 of its 358 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Istanbul accounted for 157 of Türkiye's 195 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 167 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

794 of its 952 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Pahalgam accounted for 565 of Kashmir's 794 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (499 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Pahalgam stories →
Health

Switzerland

66 of its 233 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Italy

223 of its 796 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Rome accounted for 163 of Italy's 223 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. Illness was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

1,853 of its 4,978 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (316 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

33 of its 59 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jersey

35 of its 101 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Wildfires were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

308 of its 767 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Polio was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

48 of its 141 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (115 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Jersey (27 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in United Arab Emirates (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 18,057 stories about harm among 95,999 counted on 23 Apr.

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Türkiye's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 95,999 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Türkiye stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. A year earlier, on 23 April 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir83 in 100 of its 952 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia56 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 27 · mostly health Türkiye54 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel54 in 100 of its 759 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 659 Pahalgam Kashmir98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 565 New Delhi India84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 542 Boston US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Hollywood US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessIreland: 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMinna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 19 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 22 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsDoha, Qatar -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsUvalde, US -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 37 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsKarnataka, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Minna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Benue Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 45 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,775 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 4,247 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Rights & justice23% 4,002 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,454 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 816 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 584 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 512 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 322 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 killed5,122 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,774 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced169 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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