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34,352 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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Protests in Sandeng (Gambia), a disaster in Montevideo and people affected in Argentina drew the news. Argentina's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Greece and Lebanon → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUruguay 88 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 8
RegionEast Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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 →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

130 of its 151 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Sandeng accounted for 114 of the Gambia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 114 of Sandeng's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). HIV was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Sandeng stories →
Disasters & accidents

Uruguay

97 of its 110 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Montevideo accounted for 72 of Uruguay's 97 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Argentina

126 of its 306 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

141 of its 187 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

268 of its 414 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Handwara accounted for 211 of Kashmir's 268 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 139 of Handwara's 211 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

191 of its 480 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 69 of Ansan's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

2,335 of its 3,241 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,662 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 967 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with power cuts, storms and building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

90 of its 171 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 38 of Karbabad's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Greece

1,394 of its 2,021 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Lesbos accounted for 1,252 of Greece's 1,394 stories about harm, carried by 910 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (636 stories).

its stories →
Health

Jordan

110 of its 265 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Japan (967 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Haiti (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Colombia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Nepal (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 34,352 stories about harm among 146,886 counted on 16 Apr.

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Gambia stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Greece and Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 146,886 stories, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uruguay88 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 8 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan87 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia86 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 13 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia75 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Japan72 in 100 of its 3,241 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US364 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1043 Lesbos Greece187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1252 Handwara Kashmir139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Cairo Egypt130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Sandeng Gambia114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualHerefordshire, UK -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 126 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 87 stories, carried by 93 outletsCharleston, US -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 28 outletsQila, Pakistan -- health: 32 stories, carried by 25 outletsIowa, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsAkaroa, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 75 stories, carried by 183 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsDavao, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 12 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Herefordshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 87 stories ● Charleston US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Qila Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,411 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Conflict & violence19% 6,350 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,664 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Health15% 5,186 stories · much more than usual (usually 9%) Displacement6% 2,038 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,882 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 860 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 490 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 killed10,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,767 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people injured3,930 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting arrests3,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,012 at about three times the usual rate · most about Greece and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions755 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations270 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting people displaced268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill69 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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.

● Angera little less than 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.