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49,572 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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Rights and justice in Dakar, the hunger in Saudi Arabia and protests in Jakarta (Indonesia) drew the news. Senegal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSenegal 66 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 22
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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Rights & justice

Senegal

72 of its 109 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Dakar accounted for 70 of Senegal's 72 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

297 of its 633 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Riyadh accounted for 262 of Saudi Arabia's 297 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Hunger was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

425 of its 957 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jakarta accounted for 406 of Indonesia's 425 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. 317 of Jakarta's 406 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Greece

259 of its 544 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (118 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Lithuania

56 of its 113 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Vilnius accounted for 53 of Lithuania's 56 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Uganda

269 of its 468 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

183 of its 219 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Portugal

68 of its 192 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 47 of Lisbon's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Argentina

75 of its 260 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Plague was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

168 of its 204 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Marib accounted for 108 of Yemen's 168 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (124 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); plague in Argentina (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Guinea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Somalia (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Italy (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 49,572 stories about harm among 239,830 counted on 19 Apr.

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In Senegal, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Poland's news mentioned plane crash about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 19 April 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. of the day's 239,830 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala86 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Sudan84 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,466 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jakarta Indonesia317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 406 Caracas Venezuela317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Istanbul Türkiye256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Washington US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1457 Chicago US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 487

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: 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 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 lessNorth Korea: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: 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 lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualCleburne, US -- displacement: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsLampedusa, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsSmithfield, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsGlasgow, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 42 stories, carried by 25 outletsTehran, Iran -- rights & justice: 359 stories, carried by 322 outletsSentosa, Singapore -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 48 stories, carried by 13 outletsVilnius, Lithuania -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 69 outletsBusia, Kenya -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

● Portugal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lithuania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Cleburne US about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 13 stories ● Lampedusa Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● Smithfield US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 42 stories ● Tehran Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 359 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 15,736 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 9,970 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence19% 9,418 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,156 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,645 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,897 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,735 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,066 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 killed15,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,360 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,774 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting refugees790 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations770 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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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