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30,123 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 protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka), the hurricane in el Salvador and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 78 in 100 of its 553 stories, usually 30
RegionSouth Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

430 of its 553 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Colombo accounted for 379 of Sri Lanka's 430 stories about harm, carried by 329 outlets. 231 of Colombo's 379 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Landslides were named in 63 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. 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.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

51 of its 54 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. el Faro accounted for 51 of el Salvador's 51 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Hurricane was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories → El Faro stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

307 of its 339 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 213 of Somalia's 307 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (270 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

665 of its 884 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Cairo accounted for 364 of Egypt's 665 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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

Hong Kong

108 of its 167 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Lantau accounted for 94 of Hong Kong's 108 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. 90 of Lantau's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,789 of its 2,185 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (768 stories). Drownings were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

202 of its 439 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 144 of Riyadh's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

320 of its 394 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Niger

18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 13 of Niamey's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Drownings were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Costa Rica (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Peru (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Iran (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Philippines (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10018 Mar25 Mar1 Apr8 Apr16 Apr18 Mar: 22 in 10019 Mar: 22 in 10020 Mar: 19 in 10021 Mar: 20 in 10022 Mar: 22 in 10023 Mar: 24 in 10024 Mar: 21 in 10025 Mar: 22 in 10026 Mar: 26 in 10027 Mar: 21 in 10028 Mar: 20 in 10029 Mar: 20 in 10030 Mar: 21 in 10031 Mar: 21 in 1001 Apr: 23 in 1002 Apr: 25 in 1003 Apr: 22 in 1004 Apr: 21 in 1005 Apr: 22 in 1006 Apr: 21 in 1007 Apr: 24 in 1008 Apr: 25 in 1009 Apr: 27 in 10010 Apr: 22 in 10011 Apr: 22 in 10012 Apr: 20 in 10013 Apr: 21 in 10014 Apr: 23 in 10015 Apr: 25 in 10016 Apr: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 30,123 stories about harm among 118,622 counted on 16 Apr.

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Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US. the news turned to Sri Lanka for the third day running. Sri Lanka's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. of the day's 118,622 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to Venezuela, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

El Salvador94 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan93 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia91 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 2,185 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq81 in 100 of its 394 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Berkeley US728 stories about protests or strikes, of its 944 Washington US442 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1014 Madaya Syria235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 577 Colombo Sri Lanka231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Harpursville US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: no storiesMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 63 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Venezuela: 46 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Vanuatu: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Türkiye: 55 in 100 of its 3,977 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Tunisia: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Thailand: 35 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Tanzania: 41 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 82 in 100 of its 2,185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Sudan: 93 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sri Lanka: 78 in 100 of its 553 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Somalia: 91 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Saudi Arabia: 46 in 100 of its 439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Russia: 35 in 100 of its 1,091 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 1,891 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Peru: 47 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Pakistan: 47 in 100 of its 1,055 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Niger: 75 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Libya: 70 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Jordan: 41 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Italy: 51 in 100 of its 848 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Israel: 42 in 100 of its 909 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 35 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iraq: 81 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Guatemala: 64 in 100 of its 514 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)El Salvador: 94 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Egypt: 75 in 100 of its 884 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Congo: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Hong Kong: 65 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 69 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 35 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 35 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 35 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 65 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)British Virgin Islands: 81 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 25 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Somalia 91 in 100 of its 339 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 82 in 100 of its 2,185 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Sudan 93 in 100 of its 170 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 81 in 100 of its 394 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sri Lanka 78 in 100 of its 553 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Egypt 75 in 100 of its 884 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 10,382 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence27% 7,916 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health14% 4,031 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents12% 3,588 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,619 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,137 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 696 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 371 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 killed11,583 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,831 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people affected4,343 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured2,685 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,066 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees1,017 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting abductions281 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting people displaced219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Haiti

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 softer 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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