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16,569 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 Pahalgam, people killed in Italy and the tsunami in Ecuador drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 58 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 25
RegionSouth Asia 37 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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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

309 of its 421 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Pahalgam accounted for 226 of Kashmir's 309 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Italy

219 of its 778 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (132 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

29 of its 38 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Tsunami was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

India

1,482 of its 4,858 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (665 stories). Malaria was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

54 of its 93 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

48 of its 73 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kathmandu accounted for 32 of Nepal's 48 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

555 of its 1,127 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (326 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

282 of its 690 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 221 of Russia's 282 stories about harm, carried by 469 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

284 of its 638 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kyiv accounted for 203 of Ukraine's 284 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Thailand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); malaria in India (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); diphtheria in US (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 16,569 stories about harm among 89,810 counted on 25 Apr.

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In Ecuador's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 89,810 stories, as usual. Kashmir's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%. On 25 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir73 in 100 of its 421 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen66 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal66 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine62 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 576 New Delhi India84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Manhattan US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Milwaukee US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Islamabad Pakistan29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 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 lessIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 lessGaza: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 usualIceland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 30 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsLubbock, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsVancouver, Canada -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 45 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 61 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Quebec Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,270 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice25% 4,030 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 3,621 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,250 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 798 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 634 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 406 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 262 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 killed4,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,862 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,365 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees162 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations70 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill27 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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