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What the world's news said happened to people.
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49,257 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 protests in Ramallah (Palestine), road crashes in Myanmar and violence in Riyadh. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 74 in 100 of its 134 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

485 of its 688 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Ramallah accounted for 288 of Palestine's 485 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 220 of Ramallah's 288 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

76 of its 120 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Road crashes were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Philippines

1,205 of its 2,755 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (273 stories). Tsunami was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption and drought.

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

Ethiopia

115 of its 214 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 57 of Addis Ababa's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

222 of its 343 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Caracas accounted for 118 of Venezuela's 222 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 112 of Caracas' 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

125 of its 287 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Colombo accounted for 97 of Sri Lanka's 125 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

99 of its 134 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Quito accounted for 95 of Ecuador's 99 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

39 of its 74 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 32 of Ouagadougou's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

642 of its 1,128 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 221 of Jerusalem's 310 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (314 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Sri Lanka (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Ghana (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in South Korea (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Iraq (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Australia (72 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10020 Mar27 Mar3 Apr10 Apr18 Apr20 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 10018 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 49,257 stories about harm among 245,996 counted on 18 Apr.

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Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Myanmar's news. of the day's 245,996 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Palestine stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. A year earlier, on 18 April 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya87 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi86 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Congo80 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Mali78 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Little Rock US617 stories about protests or strikes, of its 817 Washington US323 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1711 Istanbul Türkiye247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Jerusalem Israel221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Ramallah Palestine220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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: 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 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 lessNiger: 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 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesDominican 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 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 lessHong Kong: 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 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 44 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 74 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 32 in 100 of its 558 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 65 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 3,042 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Togo: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 766 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 72 in 100 of its 1,239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 44 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 45 in 100 of its 916 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 54 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 2,006 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Portugal: 45 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 44 in 100 of its 2,755 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 46 in 100 of its 1,545 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 2,836 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 78 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 87 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 33 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kuwait: 31 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 57 in 100 of its 1,128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 688 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 56 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 45 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 38 in 100 of its 3,225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 54 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 69 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 48 in 100 of its 845 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 74 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 80 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 30 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 52 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 32 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 63 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 86 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 53 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bhutan: 48 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Austria: 33 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Armenia: 30 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 444 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 688 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 688 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 688 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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 87 in 100 of its 319 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 72 in 100 of its 1,239 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Burundi 86 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 70 in 100 of its 688 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Mali 78 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 74 in 100 of its 182 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 15,280 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 10,151 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence20% 9,687 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,985 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,463 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,434 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,116 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,076 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 killed15,458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,322 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions1,002 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations410 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced349 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 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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