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53,844 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 Petersburg, protests in Idlib (Syria) and a disaster in Mocoa. Colombia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 60 in 100 of its 6,385 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Russia

3,845 of its 6,385 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Petersburg accounted for 3,197 of Russia's 3,845 stories about harm, carried by 1,652 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,674 stories). Avalanche was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Petersburg stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

3,632 of its 4,154 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Idlib accounted for 2,655 of Syria's 3,632 stories about harm, carried by 1,295 outlets. 1,964 of Idlib's 2,655 stories were about protests or strikes. Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

565 of its 738 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mocoa accounted for 457 of Colombia's 565 stories about harm, carried by 394 outlets. Hepatitis was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera, chickenpox and whooping cough. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Mocoa stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

65 of its 154 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Banjul accounted for 55 of the Gambia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories).

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

Venezuela

306 of its 450 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 258 of Venezuela's 306 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 242 of Caracas' 258 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Montenegro

12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 10 of Pusti Lisac's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

279 of its 772 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 109 of Riyadh's 215 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (33 stories). Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Botswana

60 of its 121 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). HIV was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

511 of its 1,576 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Cyclone was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

French Guiana

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 7 of Guiana's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Botswana (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Angola (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Italy (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Jamaica (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 53,844 stories about harm among 255,484 counted on 4 Apr.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 255,484 stories, as usual. Russia's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. For the second day running, the news turned to Russia. Botswana's news mentioned HIV about 5 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria87 in 100 of its 4,154 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia77 in 100 of its 738 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen71 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Congo71 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela68 in 100 of its 450 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Idlib Syria1964 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2655 Washington US436 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2100 San Diego US355 stories about protests or strikes, of its 435 Caracas Venezuela242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Riyadh Saudi Arabia109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215

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 lessUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessSomalia: 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 readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 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 lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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 lessGreece: 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 readSt 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 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: 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: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPort Charlotte, US -- conflict & violence: 82 stories, carried by 79 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 91 stories, carried by 89 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 20 outletsGloucestershire, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 44 stories, carried by 39 outletsBiyu, China -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 19 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 37 stories, carried by 28 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

● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Angola warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Port Charlotte US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 82 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 91 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Gloucestershire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 15 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 16,367 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 11,976 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health19% 9,816 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 7,869 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,061 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,545 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,315 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 940 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 killed17,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,545 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and Syria Stories reporting arrests6,002 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees945 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Syria Stories reporting abductions679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations355 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill98 at about the usual rate

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 harsher 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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