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55,637 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 rights and justice in Bamako, a disaster in Kathmandu and people killed in Kuwait. Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 70 in 100 of its 210 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Mali

387 of its 437 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Bamako accounted for 192 of Mali's 387 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Plane crash was 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.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

448 of its 599 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kathmandu accounted for 264 of Nepal's 448 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

55 of its 111 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Guatemala

148 of its 210 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Guatemala City accounted for 120 of Guatemala's 148 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (96 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

717 of its 1,488 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (450 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

36 of its 91 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Drought was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Niger

40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Meningitis was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

490 of its 656 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (241 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Korea

266 of its 898 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Train derailment was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Madagascar (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Samoa (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Mozambique (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in South Korea (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Singapore (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
25 in 10018 in 10024 Mar31 Mar7 Apr14 Apr22 Apr24 Mar: 22 in 10025 Mar: 23 in 10026 Mar: 22 in 10027 Mar: 23 in 10028 Mar: 22 in 10029 Mar: 22 in 10030 Mar: 21 in 10031 Mar: 21 in 1001 Apr: 20 in 1002 Apr: 23 in 1003 Apr: 23 in 1004 Apr: 19 in 1005 Apr: 18 in 1006 Apr: 19 in 1007 Apr: 19 in 1008 Apr: 20 in 1009 Apr: 21 in 10010 Apr: 23 in 10011 Apr: 20 in 10012 Apr: 19 in 10013 Apr: 20 in 10014 Apr: 19 in 10015 Apr: 20 in 10016 Apr: 23 in 10017 Apr: 25 in 10018 Apr: 22 in 10019 Apr: 20 in 10020 Apr: 19 in 10021 Apr: 19 in 10022 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 55,637 stories about harm among 283,482 counted on 22 Apr.

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Madagascar's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 283,482 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Mali, 89% of the news was about people being harmed, where 56% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali89 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Yemen83 in 100 of its 327 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,627 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Niger77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Nepal75 in 100 of its 599 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Washington US333 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1729 Chanhassen US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 716 Damascus Syria178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Beijing China168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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 lessUkraine: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: 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: 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 lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: 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 lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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: too little coverage to readZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualCayman Islands: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualAgartala, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsStaffordshire, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 29 stories, carried by 26 outletsTunceli, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 45 outletsSanta Elena, Ecuador -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBurlington, US -- health: 54 stories, carried by 47 outletsAdamawa, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsXiao Li, China -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsShiv, India -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 16 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

● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Agartala India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Staffordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 29 stories ● Tunceli Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 61 stories ● Santa Elena Ecuador about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Burlington US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 54 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,855 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Health20% 10,573 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence18% 9,837 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents17% 9,140 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 5,065 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Shelter & services4% 2,142 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,450 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,020 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 killed19,660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,823 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees1,178 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Greece Stories reporting abductions1,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations820 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced423 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmtha little less than usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout two-thirds of 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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