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56,057 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 day's news pointed at violence in Yerevan, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and a disaster in Minsk. Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 60 in 100 of its 405 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Armenia

664 of its 955 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yerevan accounted for 461 of Armenia's 664 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Hunger was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

99 of its 193 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 67 of Port-au-Prince's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (65 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belarus

243 of its 405 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Minsk accounted for 216 of Belarus' 243 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Displacement

Austria

245 of its 624 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (156 stories). Tsunami was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Mexico

801 of its 1,543 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (452 stories). Norovirus was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with ebola.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

851 of its 1,155 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Landslides were named in 198 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Moldova

23 of its 41 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 9 of Chisinau's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

371 of its 406 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Bujumbura accounted for 192 of Burundi's 371 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

813 of its 1,406 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 423 of Dhaka's 580 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

904 of its 2,218 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (306 stories). Norovirus was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Uganda (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Nepal (198 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Palestine (96 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 56,057 stories about harm among 289,105 counted on 25 Apr.

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Haiti's news mentioned bridge collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 289,105 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Armenia, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi91 in 100 of its 406 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen88 in 100 of its 469 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal74 in 100 of its 1,155 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria73 in 100 of its 1,852 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia70 in 100 of its 955 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh423 stories about protests or strikes, of its 580 Cairo Egypt382 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Washington US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1578 Yerevan Armenia217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Ramallah Palestine158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: 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: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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 lessChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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 lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEcuador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualVermont, US -- health: 44 stories, carried by 15 outletsDiyarbakir, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsYorkton, Canada -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 45 outletsDes Moines, US -- other: 106 stories, carried by 123 outletsVienna, Austria -- displacement: 189 stories, carried by 139 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 46 outletsTraralgon, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 29 outletsLone Pine, Australia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 21 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

● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ecuador warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories ● Diyarbakir Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Yorkton Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Des Moines US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 106 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 189 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 13,505 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 13,186 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Health21% 11,306 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents14% 7,841 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 4,854 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Shelter & services3% 1,683 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,444 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 866 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 killed19,719 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,931 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,591 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions888 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced444 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.