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45,664 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 Sanaa, protests in Skopje (North Macedonia) and rights and justice in Beirut. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 65 in 100 of its 940 stories, usually 33
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

559 of its 639 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 387 of Yemen's 559 stories about harm, carried by 320 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (233 stories). Polio was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

210 of its 343 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Beirut accounted for 183 of Lebanon's 210 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (127 stories).

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

Brazil

312 of its 852 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Chikungunya was named in 90 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with ebola.

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

Syria

893 of its 1,106 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. 238 of Aleppo's 420 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 32 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.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

569 of its 1,119 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 169 of Athens' 319 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (225 stories). Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

643 of its 2,180 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Power cuts were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

34 of its 62 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Meningitis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

614 of its 940 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 292 of Lima's 397 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (391 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

526 of its 767 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (318 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); meningitis in Cameroon (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Malaysia (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Nepal (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 45,664 stories about harm among 228,078 counted on 11 Apr.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 228,078 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia90 in 100 of its 520 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen87 in 100 of its 639 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia87 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,106 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US432 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1544 Lima Peru292 stories about protests or strikes, of its 397 Aleppo Syria238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 Athens Greece169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Jerusalem Israel150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 619

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 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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 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 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: 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 lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 lessNorway: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 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 readCzech 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: too little coverage to readHong 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 lessBurundi: 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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 lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualTopeka, US -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 41 outletsSonoma County, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsLucknow, India -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 21 outletsPuntland, Somalia -- shelter & services: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsDhubri, India -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 155 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 33 stories, carried by 13 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

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

Warmest events

● Topeka US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Sonoma County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Lucknow India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Puntland Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 17 stories ● Dhubri India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 16,448 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 11,230 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,653 stories · about as usual Health10% 4,353 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,258 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,445 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,192 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,187 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 killed15,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,005 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,030 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced782 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and Syria Stories reporting abductions778 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and Türkiye Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and China

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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
● Feara little less than 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.