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What the world's news said happened to people.
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49,073 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 refugees in Bangladesh, violence in Brazzaville and protests in Lahore (Pakistan). Pakistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTurkmenistan 87 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

330 of its 776 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Poisoning was named in 144 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

75 of its 116 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Brazzaville accounted for 62 of Congo's 75 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Brazzaville stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

138 of Lahore's 257 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Lahore stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Albania

85 of its 106 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Shkodra accounted for 78 of Albania's 85 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (64 stories).

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

Fiji

300 of its 350 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (90 stories). Flooding was named in 175 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and tropical storm.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

112 of its 150 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Darfur accounted for 87 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

31 of its 65 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Hepatitis was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

Brussels accounted for 485 of Belgium's 502 stories about harm, carried by 358 outlets. Tornadoes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Fiji (175 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Japan (58 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hepatitis in Singapore (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 49,073 stories about harm among 263,145 counted on 6 Apr.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Fiji's news mentioned flooding about 9 times as often as usual. Bangladesh's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. of the day's 263,145 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu89 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Turkmenistan87 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 11 · mostly health Fiji86 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Albania80 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 28 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sudan75 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1942 Lahore Pakistan138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Cairo Egypt123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Charleston US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Charlotte US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 lessSaudi 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 lessRomania: 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 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 lessGreece: 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 readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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 lessChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 lessBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 lessSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrunei: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- shelter & services: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsHelmand, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsKlamath River, US -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 20 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 87 stories, carried by 70 outletsKarlshamn, Sweden -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 65 outletsHavana, Cuba -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 14 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mopti Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Grand Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 18 stories ● Helmand Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Klamath River US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Darfur Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 87 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 18,447 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence20% 9,729 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health12% 5,669 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,550 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,854 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,910 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,699 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,110 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 killed14,112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,496 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations716 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Fiji Stories reporting people displaced517 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about a third of 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 softer 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.