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55,074 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 violence in Mogadishu, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and the avalanche in Kashmir. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 44 in 100 of its 227 stories, usually 19
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 →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

528 of its 631 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mogadishu accounted for 249 of Somalia's 528 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (229 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

277 of its 462 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 250 of Venezuela's 277 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. 230 of Caracas' 250 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (87 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

219 of its 335 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (79 stories). Avalanche was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

184 of its 260 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Darfur accounted for 120 of Sudan's 184 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (110 stories).

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

Hong Kong

152 of its 374 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 88 of Lantau's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

134 of its 183 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tripoli accounted for 82 of Libya's 134 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

656 of its 1,716 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 218 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tropical storm.

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Conflict & violence

Kiribati

8 of its 10 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

83 of its 315 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 58 of Buenos Aires' 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

364 of its 508 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 276 of Afghanistan's 364 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Storms were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Brazil (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (218 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Iran (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in South Korea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 55,074 stories about harm among 261,059 counted on 6 Apr.

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People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US. of the day's 261,059 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Brazil's news mentioned the dengue more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 6 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia84 in 100 of its 631 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 6,129 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen75 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Libya73 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 508 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Idlib Syria602 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1567 Khan Sheikhoun Syria306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1154 Washington US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1738 Caracas Venezuela230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Moscow Russia215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 638

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: 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: 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 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 lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: 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 lessJapan: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGermany: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 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 lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUruguay: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualParaguay: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualSpoleto, Italy -- other: 41 stories, carried by 41 outletsBukit Merah, Singapore -- rights & justice: 67 stories, carried by 12 outletsNottinghamshire, UK -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 86 outletsCharlottesville, US -- health: 58 stories, carried by 53 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 120 stories, carried by 106 outletsSerrekunda, Gambia -- rights & justice: 79 stories, carried by 70 outletsVermont, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsToowoomba, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 24 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 ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Gambia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Spoleto Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 41 stories ● Bukit Merah Singapore about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 67 stories ● Nottinghamshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Charlottesville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 58 stories ● Darfur Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 120 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,368 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence25% 13,251 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health18% 9,730 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,788 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,682 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,873 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,199 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,192 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 killed18,405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,908 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,920 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees922 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill398 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions384 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations357 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the US Stories reporting people displaced315 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria

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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