← 26 Apr Wednesday 27 April 2016 · to 23:59 UTC 28 Apr →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
58,458 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.

How to read these numbers →

Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Praia, protests in Kiev (Ukraine) and the heatwave in Thailand. Cape Verde's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostCape Verde 91 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 60
RegionOceania 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Cape Verde

179 of its 196 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Praia accounted for 170 of Cape Verde's 179 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cape Verde over 30 days → its stories → Praia stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

334 of its 623 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 77 of Kiev's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

385 of its 903 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Heatwave was named in 170 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought, food poisoning and heatstroke.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Tanzania

101 of its 300 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Cholera was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Niger

90 of its 106 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Niamey accounted for 87 of Niger's 90 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 287 of Egypt's 363 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. 153 of Cairo's 287 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nauru

22 of its 26 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 4 of Naura's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

102 of its 334 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 35 of Havana's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

117 of its 290 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Hurricane was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

510 of its 897 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 177 of Dhaka's 285 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: dengue in Brazil (54 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Chile (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Czechia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Vietnam (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Greenland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
25 in 10018 in 10029 Mar5 Apr12 Apr19 Apr27 Apr29 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 10023 Apr: 21 in 10024 Apr: 21 in 10025 Apr: 19 in 10026 Apr: 19 in 10027 Apr: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 58,458 stories about harm among 330,362 counted on 27 Apr.

Read the day's briefing

No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed in all 118 days held. Thailand's news mentioned the heatwave more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Cape Verde. of the day's 330,362 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cape Verde91 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Burundi85 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Niger85 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Syria78 in 100 of its 1,411 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador75 in 100 of its 356 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2065 Aleppo Syria206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 456 Sydney Australia183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 Raleigh US181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Dhaka Bangladesh177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCape Verde: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Indonesia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Niger about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 510 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 338 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 16,025 stories · much less than usual (usually 34%) Conflict & violence20% 11,580 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health20% 11,508 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents14% 8,285 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,275 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,694 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,539 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,379 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 killed17,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,745 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,051 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting refugees1,352 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting abductions1,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced533 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and South Sudan Stories reporting evacuations292 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill109 at about one and a half times 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.

● Angera little less than 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?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

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