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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.

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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
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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 the news was warmest

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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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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: 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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: 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 lessHaiti: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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 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 lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about twice its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualDeadhorse, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 29 stories, carried by 33 outletsWhitehall, UK -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsAllegan County, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- disasters & accidents: 41 stories, carried by 26 outletsTartus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 42 outletsBicester, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 29 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 37 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 19 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

● Congo warmth about twice usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Deadhorse US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 29 stories ● Whitehall UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Allegan County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 41 stories ● Tartus Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 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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