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What the world's news said happened to people.
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29,314 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 Doha (Qatar), violence in Jasenovac and illness in Monrovia. Croatia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and the DR Congo → Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Qatar → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 84 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 8
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Protests & strikes

Qatar

257 of its 346 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Doha accounted for 226 of Qatar's 257 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. 166 of Doha's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (183 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Conflict & violence

Croatia

138 of its 165 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Jasenovac accounted for 132 of Croatia's 138 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Jasenovac stories →
Health

Liberia

120 of its 134 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Monrovia accounted for 106 of Liberia's 120 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Displacement

DR Congo

82 of its 83 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Garamba accounted for 76 of the DR Congo's 82 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Venezuela

757 of its 916 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Caracas accounted for 587 of Venezuela's 757 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. 552 of Caracas' 587 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Armenia

138 of its 266 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories). Earthquake was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Israel

406 of its 624 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (207 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

1,325 of its 2,927 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (559 stories). Train derailment was named in 306 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Germany

388 of its 1,249 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 66 of Berlin's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

762 of its 927 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Idlib accounted for 554 of Syria's 762 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Romania (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in France (306 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ghana (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Netherlands (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10024 Mar31 Mar7 Apr14 Apr22 Apr24 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 10019 Apr: 21 in 10020 Apr: 21 in 10021 Apr: 22 in 10022 Apr: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 29,314 stories about harm among 127,118 counted on 22 Apr.

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In Qatar, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 13% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 127,118 stories, as usual. Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and the DR Congo.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

DR Congo99 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 42 · mostly displacement Afghanistan94 in 100 of its 1,401 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia90 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Tunisia86 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Croatia84 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 8 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela552 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Washington US331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1141 Idlib Syria223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 554 Kabul Afghanistan218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 536 Paris France203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1089

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: 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 Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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: too little coverage to readEast 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGrand Island, US -- health: 35 stories, carried by 43 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 25 stories, carried by 14 outletsGaramba, DR Congo -- displacement: 76 stories, carried by 94 outletsIllawarra, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 113 outletsLa Crosse County, US -- shelter & services: 16 stories, carried by 35 outletsCawston, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsAstana, Kazakhstan -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 22 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 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

● New Zealand warmth about one and a half times usual ● DR Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Australia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Grand Island US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Garamba DR Congo about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 76 stories ● Illawarra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● La Crosse County US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 7,992 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice28% 7,990 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health17% 4,965 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,764 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,830 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,042 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 842 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 336 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 killed10,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,582 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people affected3,698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,186 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and the DR Congo Stories reporting abductions783 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Qatar Stories reporting evacuations452 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Qatar and the US Stories reporting people displaced113 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

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
● Griefa little more than 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.