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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,845 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 a disaster in Nairobi, protests in Tirana (Albania) and violence in Aleppo. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Palestine and Syria → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and Qatar →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 92 in 100 of its 125 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

628 of its 1,031 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Nairobi accounted for 540 of Kenya's 628 stories about harm, carried by 469 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Protests & strikes

Albania

103 of its 137 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tirana accounted for 101 of Albania's 103 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 98 of Tirana's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 765 of Syria's 999 stories about harm, carried by 694 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (156 stories). Hunger was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Vietnam

184 of its 452 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 74 of Hanoi's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (125 stories). Poisoning was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

1,422 of its 1,838 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 1,068 of Iraq's 1,422 stories about harm, carried by 800 outlets. 806 of Baghdad's 1,068 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (836 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

387 of its 618 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 147 of Tangail's 175 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (210 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

157 of its 203 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,405 of its 1,679 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Germany

383 of its 1,119 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Vietnam (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Puerto Rico (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Sudan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 May. 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 33,845 stories about harm among 168,050 counted on 1 May.

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Vietnam's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 168,050 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Palestine and Syria. the news turned to Kenya for the second day running. Kenya's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them. Over April, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Slovakia92 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 23 · mostly health Yemen85 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye84 in 100 of its 1,679 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador83 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq806 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1068 Washington US438 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1402 Istanbul Türkiye329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Beijing China219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Aleppo Syria215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJapan: 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 lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVanuatu: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about twice its own usualNynehead, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsFitchburg, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 35 stories, carried by 37 outletsUmar Hayat, Pakistan -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsKentucky, US -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsSaarland, Germany -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsReutlingen, Germany -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 69 outletsMadrid, Spain -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 37 stories, carried by 47 outletsDiyarbakir, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 20 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

● Albania warmth about twice usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Slovakia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nynehead UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Fitchburg US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 35 stories ● Umar Hayat Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Saarland Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,507 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence26% 8,525 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,824 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health15% 5,029 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,112 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,050 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 706 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 526 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 killed12,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,998 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Iraq Stories reporting people affected3,823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions703 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced701 at about twice the usual rate · most about Palestine and Syria Stories reporting refugees489 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting evacuations160 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Qatar

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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.