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32,071 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 protests in Kiev (Ukraine), people displaced in Armenia and illness in Monrovia. Liberia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVanuatu 99 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 31
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

175 of its 240 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 66 of Kiev's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Plague was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

564 of its 795 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Natural hazards were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Liberia

189 of its 214 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Monrovia accounted for 176 of Liberia's 189 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

333 of its 575 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 284 of Egypt's 333 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Road crashes were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Poland

177 of its 257 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 163 of Poland's 177 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 156 of Warsaw's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

689 of its 1,322 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and gas explosion. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

221 of its 223 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Port Olry accounted for 118 of Vanuatu's 221 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Tsunami was named in 219 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and volcanic eruption.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

504 of its 850 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (440 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Singapore

181 of its 504 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Cholera was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

978 of its 1,141 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (254 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Vanuatu (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Argentina (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Finland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Saudi Arabia (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 32,071 stories about harm among 136,775 counted on 3 Apr.

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In Vanuatu's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Ukraine stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 136,775 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Liberia, 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 →

Vanuatu99 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Maldives96 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Liberia88 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Central African Republic86 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria86 in 100 of its 1,141 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brussels Belgium377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1325 Philadelphia US308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 851 Washington US265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 936 San Diego US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Warsaw Poland156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163

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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: 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: 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 readColombia: 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 lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 twice its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about twice its own usualAshwaubenon, US -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 44 outletsEau Claire, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- rights & justice: 71 stories, carried by 64 outletsBujumbura, Burundi -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsShinto, Japan -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsKinabalu, Malaysia -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsKyoto, Japan -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 38 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 54 stories, carried by 59 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

● Ukraine warmth about twice usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ashwaubenon US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Eau Claire US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Kiev Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 71 stories ● Bujumbura Burundi about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Shinto Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 10,790 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 8,889 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,390 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 2,720 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Health7% 2,103 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Shelter & services3% 1,081 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,028 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 524 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 killed11,755 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting people injured4,726 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting people affected3,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Brazil and India

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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.