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6,704 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 violence in Kyiv, illness in Cumuto and storms in Malaysia. Trinidad & Tobago's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken 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 lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 63 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 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

Ukraine

82 of its 131 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kyiv accounted for 43 of Ukraine's 82 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

64 of its 178 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Storms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

France

88 of its 316 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (21 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

38 of its 90 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

86 of its 253 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

22 of its 83 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

59 of its 174 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

77 of its 308 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Canada (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Iran (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in UK (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in US (11 of its stories, about three 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 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 6,704 stories about harm among 38,005 counted on 19 Apr.

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Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Malaysia's news. of the day's 38,005 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. In Ukraine, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ukraine63 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon60 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Cuba55 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 41 · mostly shelter & services Israel45 in 100 of its 373 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Dane County US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 32 Washington US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Manipur India15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 17

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
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 lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 storiesTonga: 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: near the world's share or lessSouth 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 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: no storiesSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRomania: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: 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: 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: no storiesMongolia: 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 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: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: no storiesGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesSt 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: 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 storiesCzech 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 lessCongo: 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: near the world's share or lessCape 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 lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina 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: no storiesBhutan: no storiesBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guam: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 63 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 39 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 30 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 26 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Solomon Islands: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 25 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 23 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 762 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 23 in 100 of its 337 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 36 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 34 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 60 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 24 in 100 of its 1,561 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 35 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 26 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)France: 28 in 100 of its 316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 31 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 55 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 27 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Angola: 29 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 63 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 90 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

● Ukraine 63 in 100 of its 131 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 60 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 45 in 100 of its 373 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 55 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Palestine 55 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kashmir 42 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 1,509 stories · about as usual Health22% 1,444 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 1,330 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,144 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 441 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 310 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 245 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 163 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 killed1,827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured705 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees23 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefabout as 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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