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62,332 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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Protests in Caracas (Venezuela), violence in Stockholm and the cyclone in New Zealand drew the news. Sweden's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSweden 83 in 100 of its 3,829 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

318 of its 528 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 296 of Venezuela's 318 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. 275 of Caracas' 296 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (115 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

3,160 of its 3,829 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stockholm accounted for 3,043 of Sweden's 3,160 stories about harm, carried by 1,665 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,992 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

352 of its 1,279 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Cyclone was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Senegal

48 of its 165 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Ebola was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and measles. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Ghana

291 of its 1,092 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 45 of Ashanti's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (162 stories). Meningitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Spain

463 of its 1,466 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (287 stories). Train derailment was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

237 of its 276 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Morobo accounted for 125 of South Sudan's 237 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Wildfires were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

Mocoa accounted for 148 of Colombia's 170 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 81 of Mocoa's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Guinea

43 of its 50 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Measles was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

110 of its 129 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bamako accounted for 54 of Mali's 110 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 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: train derailment in Poland (148 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Colombia (105 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Guinea (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Albania (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in South Sudan (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 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 7 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 62,332 stories about harm among 257,641 counted on 7 Apr.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 257,641 stories, above the usual 21. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US. In Poland's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Venezuela for the second day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea86 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 31 · mostly health South Sudan86 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Mali85 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Sweden83 in 100 of its 3,829 stories · usually 20 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 379 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khan Sheikhoun Syria1920 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3721 Damascus Syria1559 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3023 Shayrat Syria751 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1792 Moscow Russia442 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1149 Caracas Venezuela275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 lessSudan: 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 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 readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: 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 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 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: 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 readKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGreece: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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): 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: 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 usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPadma, Bangladesh -- food & livelihood: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsFreetown, Sierra Leone -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBanaskantha, India -- displacement: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMaryland, US -- health: 32 stories, carried by 19 outletsMissoula, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 21 outletsAnadolu, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 23 outletsKanker, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsBerlin, Germany -- rights & justice: 127 stories, carried by 106 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Senegal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Padma Bangladesh about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 16 stories ● Freetown Sierra Leone about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Banaskantha India about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 12 stories ● Maryland US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Missoula US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence34% 20,915 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice26% 15,797 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health15% 9,300 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents12% 7,165 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,931 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,672 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,372 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,165 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 killed26,414 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people injured6,445 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Sweden Stories reporting arrests5,979 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees763 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Cuba Stories reporting people displaced646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions540 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill404 at about three times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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