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49,313 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 Dhaka (Bangladesh), violence in Copenhagen and rights and justice in Beirut. Bangladesh's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 58 in 100 of its 390 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

679 of its 1,064 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Dhaka accounted for 532 of Bangladesh's 679 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. 405 of Dhaka's 532 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Denmark

226 of its 390 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Copenhagen accounted for 205 of Denmark's 226 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (176 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

373 of its 524 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 334 of Lebanon's 373 stories about harm, carried by 471 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories).

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Guatemala

66 of its 113 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Chikungunya was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with west nile virus.

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

Yemen

Hajja accounted for 102 of Yemen's 143 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. 91 of Hajja's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

198 of its 319 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 68 of Lima's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (111 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

248 of its 308 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Darfur accounted for 209 of Sudan's 248 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

108 of its 168 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Czechia

103 of its 239 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

57 of its 126 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 46 of Rabat's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Taiwan (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Nicaragua (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Singapore (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 49,313 stories about harm among 263,817 counted on 7 Apr.

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Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 263,817 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu90 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen81 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan81 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan77 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 1,281 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh405 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Washington US311 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1668 Jerusalem Israel235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 452 Damascus Syria180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 579 Petersburg Russia138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164

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 lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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 lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVanuatu: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualHamburg, Germany -- shelter & services: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsMansfield, US -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 28 outletsBhubaneswar, India -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSochi, Russia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsOuagadougou, Burkina Faso -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsNorthleach, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsBristol, UK -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 18 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hamburg Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 16 stories ● Mansfield US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Bhubaneswar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Barcelona Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Sochi Russia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice39% 18,879 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence23% 11,178 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,271 stories · about as usual Health11% 5,128 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,373 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,667 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,501 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,271 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 killed13,863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,971 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting abductions1,239 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees1,126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 about as 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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