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57,776 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 Khan Sheikhoun (Syria), illness in Paynesville and rights and justice in Darfur. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreenland 90 in 100 of its 72 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Syria

5,476 of its 6,465 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Khan Sheikhoun accounted for 1,935 of Syria's 5,476 stories about harm, carried by 981 outlets. 1,174 of Khan Sheikhoun's 1,935 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (1,108 stories). Poisoning was named in 127 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Khan Sheikhoun stories →
Health

Liberia

190 of its 288 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Paynesville accounted for 155 of Liberia's 190 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (136 stories). Bird flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with chikungunya, covid and flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Paynesville stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

186 of its 244 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Darfur accounted for 147 of Sudan's 186 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

317 of its 815 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. 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.

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

Venezuela

175 of its 286 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 154 of Venezuela's 175 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. 80 of Caracas' 154 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

155 of its 288 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Banjul accounted for 143 of the Gambia's 155 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

1,816 of its 3,949 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (781 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mali

98 of its 128 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

438 of its 1,519 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Heavy rain was named in 127 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and tornadoes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Paraguay

22 of its 34 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 13 of Asuncion's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Korea (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (127 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (243 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Angola (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Denmark (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 57,776 stories about harm among 265,602 counted on 5 Apr.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 265,602 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In South Korea's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Syria for the second day running. A year earlier, on 5 April 2016, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greenland90 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria85 in 100 of its 6,465 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi82 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Colombia80 in 100 of its 462 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali77 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khan Sheikhoun Syria1174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1935 Idlib Syria587 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1804 Baton Rouge US401 stories about protests or strikes, of its 451 Washington US296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2342 Chicago US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1021

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: 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 lessLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGambia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPort Charlotte, US -- conflict & violence: 139 stories, carried by 151 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 147 stories, carried by 156 outletsBrevard County, US -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsRabat, Morocco -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsPaynesville, Liberia -- health: 155 stories, carried by 155 outletsBukit Merah, Singapore -- rights & justice: 63 stories, carried by 16 outletsOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 12 outletsOsaka, Japan -- health: 19 stories, carried by 14 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

● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Gambia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Port Charlotte US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 139 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 147 stories ● Brevard County US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Rabat Morocco about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Paynesville Liberia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 155 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 17,608 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 12,844 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health17% 9,643 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 9,147 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,464 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,540 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,362 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,099 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 killed19,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,926 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,077 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,951 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions566 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting people displaced512 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about a third of 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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