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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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
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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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 lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPlaistow, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 13 outletsNew Orleans, US -- shelter & services: 328 stories, carried by 347 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 41 stories, carried by 131 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 127 stories, carried by 130 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 27 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 109 stories, carried by 129 outletsSonoma, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 82 stories, carried by 58 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

● Ecuador warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Africa warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Plaistow UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● New Orleans US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 328 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 127 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories

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?

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