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6,366 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 day's news pointed at violence in Tehran, flooding in Afghanistan and people killed in Malawi. Iran's coverage was about twice 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 one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 41 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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 →
Conflict & violence

Iran

881 of its 2,089 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 350 of Iran's 881 stories about harm, carried by 623 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Fiji

19 of its 41 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

30 of its 73 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 22 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

39 of its 232 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 40 of Bangladesh's 68 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Measles was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: measles in Bangladesh (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in UK (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in India (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
20 in 10016 in 1007 Mar14 Mar21 Mar28 Mar5 Apr7 Mar: 19 in 1008 Mar: 20 in 1009 Mar: 19 in 10010 Mar: 18 in 10011 Mar: 18 in 10012 Mar: 18 in 10013 Mar: 19 in 10014 Mar: 19 in 10015 Mar: 19 in 10016 Mar: 18 in 10017 Mar: 19 in 10018 Mar: 18 in 10019 Mar: 18 in 10020 Mar: 18 in 10021 Mar: 18 in 10022 Mar: 19 in 10023 Mar: 18 in 10024 Mar: 18 in 10025 Mar: 17 in 10026 Mar: 17 in 10027 Mar: 17 in 10028 Mar: 17 in 10029 Mar: 17 in 10030 Mar: 18 in 10031 Mar: 17 in 1001 Apr: 16 in 1002 Apr: 17 in 1003 Apr: 18 in 1004 Apr: 18 in 1005 Apr: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 6,366 stories about harm among 34,705 counted on 5 Apr.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 34,705 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. In Afghanistan's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. Iran stood out: 42% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 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 →

Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon67 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iran42 in 100 of its 2,089 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia41 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Washington US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Jerusalem Israel16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 London UK15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Delhi India12 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91

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 lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: 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 lessTunisia: no storiesTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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: no storiesSeychelles: 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: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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: no storiesPanama: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGermany: 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 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina 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 lessBhutan: no storiesBenin: 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: no storiesAngola: 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: no storiesSan Marino: no storiesSt 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 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesUkraine: 36 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tonga: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 30 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 30 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 24 in 100 of its 239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 849 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 67 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 366 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 2,089 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 46 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 56 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 68 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Lebanon 67 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 68 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 42 in 100 of its 2,089 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 39 in 100 of its 366 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 41 in 100 of its 73 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence23% 1,440 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Rights & justice21% 1,343 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health19% 1,179 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents19% 1,163 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 366 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 320 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 225 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 222 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 killed1,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,027 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting arrests753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured621 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations117 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting abductions80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting refugees46 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 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.

● 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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