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44,431 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 deaths in Lisbon, protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and rights and justice in Tirana. Armenia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 73 in 100 of its 396 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Portugal

289 of its 396 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Lisbon accounted for 277 of Portugal's 289 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

466 of its 631 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 396 of Sri Lanka's 466 stories about harm, carried by 408 outlets. 269 of Colombo's 396 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (364 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

128 of its 210 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tirana accounted for 123 of Albania's 128 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories).

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

129 of its 251 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Vietnam

267 of its 618 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 108 of Hanoi's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Accidents were named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

672 of its 1,098 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ramallah accounted for 441 of Palestine's 672 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. 281 of Ramallah's 441 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Libya

202 of its 250 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Thailand

183 of its 384 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (77 stories). Poisoning was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

52 of its 119 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Nepal

157 of its 304 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 115 of Nepal's 157 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (100 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Kenya (114 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Vanuatu (40 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); accidents in Vietnam (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Thailand (58 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10019 Mar26 Mar2 Apr9 Apr17 Apr19 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 10017 Apr: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 44,431 stories about harm among 196,013 counted on 17 Apr.

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Portugal stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 196,013 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kenya's news, mentions of the drought ran about three times their usual. On 17 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu86 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo84 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya81 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Yemen79 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan74 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Little Rock US618 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1020 Ramallah Palestine281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Istanbul Türkiye272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Colombo Sri Lanka269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396 Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1138

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: 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 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: 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: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 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 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 storiesArgentina: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: 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 storiesZambia: 55 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 79 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 43 in 100 of its 618 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 86 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 50 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 48 in 100 of its 384 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tajikistan: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 34 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 67 in 100 of its 1,324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sweden: 31 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Eswatini: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 74 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 74 in 100 of its 631 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 68 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 29 in 100 of its 566 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 59 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 1,940 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Portugal: 73 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 1,952 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 56 in 100 of its 1,771 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 52 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 39 in 100 of its 784 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lithuania: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 81 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Latvia: 48 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 38 in 100 of its 523 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Italy: 31 in 100 of its 880 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 61 in 100 of its 1,012 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 1,098 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 73 in 100 of its 588 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 49 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 68 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 31 in 100 of its 1,990 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 34 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Eritrea: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 59 in 100 of its 502 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Czechia: 44 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 84 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 48 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 42 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Chad: 48 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 35 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bhutan: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 51 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 61 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 757 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 1,098 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 1,098 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 50 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 1,098 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)British Virgin Islands: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Libya 81 in 100 of its 250 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sri Lanka 74 in 100 of its 631 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iraq 73 in 100 of its 588 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Portugal 73 in 100 of its 396 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Syria 67 in 100 of its 1,324 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 757 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 13,528 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 8,487 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Health19% 8,378 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,808 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 3,930 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement4% 1,579 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,306 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 667 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 killed16,275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations761 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the UK Stories reporting abductions558 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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 about as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.