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33,041 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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A disaster in Colombo, protests in Lantau (Hong Kong) and violence in Kabul drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 86 in 100 of its 593 stories, usually 26
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

509 of its 593 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Colombo accounted for 403 of Sri Lanka's 509 stories about harm, carried by 468 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (343 stories). Natural hazards were named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

105 of its 176 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Lantau accounted for 98 of Hong Kong's 105 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. 94 of Lantau's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Lantau stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,212 of its 1,465 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 609 of Afghanistan's 1,212 stories about harm, carried by 751 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,049 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

174 of its 230 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Vienna accounted for 136 of Austria's 174 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories).

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

Syria

2,046 of its 2,398 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 469 of Madaya's 799 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,080 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

218 of its 250 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tripoli accounted for 180 of Libya's 218 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tanzania

38 of its 71 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

48 of its 124 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Tsunami was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

137 of its 150 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Outbreaks were named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

471 of its 1,168 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Cyclone was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Chile (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Sudan (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in El Salvador (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in India (183 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 33,041 stories about harm among 132,907 counted on 15 Apr.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US. of the day's 132,907 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Sri Lanka stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In Chile's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan91 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Libya87 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka86 in 100 of its 593 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria85 in 100 of its 2,398 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 1,465 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madaya Syria469 stories about protests or strikes, of its 799 Little Rock US468 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1368 Berkeley US422 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765 Aleppo Syria228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 695 Colombo Sri Lanka175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403

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 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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 readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFinger Lakes, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsDeadhorse, US -- displacement: 72 stories, carried by 144 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 79 stories, carried by 41 outletsQueanbeyan, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 55 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 136 stories, carried by 126 outletsParis, France -- other: 128 stories, carried by 152 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

● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Finger Lakes US about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Niger Delta Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Deadhorse US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 72 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 79 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,393 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 8,539 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health14% 4,518 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents13% 4,275 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,307 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,486 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,064 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 945 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 killed13,086 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected5,049 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,651 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 one and a half times 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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