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64,889 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 protests in Windhoek (Namibia), violence in Tirana and arrests in Kenya. Albania's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNamibia 77 in 100 of its 245 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Namibia

188 of its 245 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Windhoek accounted for 180 of Namibia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 160 of Windhoek's 180 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Namibia over 30 days → its stories → Windhoek stories →
Conflict & violence

Albania

67 of its 102 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tirana accounted for 64 of Albania's 67 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

586 of its 1,128 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Jordan

197 of its 660 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Egypt

445 of its 811 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Cairo accounted for 344 of Egypt's 445 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. 306 of Cairo's 344 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (344 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

298 of its 341 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Sanaa accounted for 162 of Yemen's 298 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

3,105 of its 9,735 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (886 stories). Power cuts were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

80 of its 102 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 55 of Agua Zarca's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

441 of its 965 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,222 of its 1,615 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Brazil (172 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Rwanda (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (65 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Singapore (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Italy (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
25 in 10018 in 1005 Apr12 Apr19 Apr26 Apr4 May5 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 10028 Apr: 19 in 10029 Apr: 19 in 10030 Apr: 19 in 1001 May: 20 in 1002 May: 19 in 1003 May: 19 in 1004 May: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 64,889 stories about harm among 326,777 counted on 4 May.

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Namibia stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 326,777 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi90 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 77 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen87 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 2,398 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras78 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Namibia77 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria810 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1523 Cairo Egypt306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Washington US279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2961 Ankara Türkiye191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Windhoek Namibia160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: 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 lessMicronesia: 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 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 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 lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSyria: 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 Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 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 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 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 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 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 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 readEthiopia: 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 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readUruguay: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about twice its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHelsinki, Finland -- displacement: 24 stories, carried by 19 outletsDakar, Senegal -- rights & justice: 69 stories, carried by 48 outletsWindhoek, Namibia -- rights & justice: 180 stories, carried by 88 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- rights & justice: 69 stories, carried by 35 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 23 outletsOxfordshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 135 outletsDoha, Qatar -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsFreetown, Sierra Leone -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 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

● Japan warmth about twice usual ● Namibia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Senegal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Helsinki Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 24 stories ● Dakar Senegal about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 69 stories ● Windhoek Namibia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 180 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 69 stories ● Lake Chad Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 18,670 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Health20% 12,795 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence20% 12,432 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 8,309 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,499 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 3,220 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services4% 2,432 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,174 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 killed18,732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,731 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,948 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,322 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions1,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced639 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill192 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as 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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