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26,016 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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Violence in Jerusalem, protests in Paris (France) and people killed in the Maldives drew the news. the Maldives' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDjibouti 88 in 100 of its 262 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Conflict & violence

Israel

927 of its 1,515 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 614 of Israel's 927 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (194 stories). Road crashes were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

France

2,255 of its 5,465 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Paris accounted for 1,949 of France's 2,255 stories about harm, carried by 911 outlets. 1,211 of Paris' 1,949 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (1,074 stories). Train derailment was named in 172 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Maldives

146 of its 185 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Maldives over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Kenya

342 of its 735 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (284 stories). Drought was named in 261 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

245 of its 359 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Luhansk accounted for 197 of Ukraine's 245 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (201 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Croatia

32 of its 45 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 16 of Jasenovac's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

324 of its 410 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Caracas accounted for 229 of Venezuela's 324 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. 221 of Caracas' 229 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

23 of its 30 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 21 of Juigalpa's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

237 of its 284 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Puntland accounted for 160 of Somalia's 237 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

98 of its 127 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Djibouti (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Guinea (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 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 23 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 26,016 stories about harm among 116,349 counted on 23 Apr.

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Kenya's news mentioned the drought about 5 times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 116,349 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Israel, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. On 23 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today. This week the news turned most often to France, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti88 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia83 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 650 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France1211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1949 Caracas Venezuela221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Berkeley US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 831 Detroit US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualHarrison County, US -- disasters & accidents: 364 stories, carried by 655 outletsNew Jersey, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 135 stories, carried by 157 outletsRutba, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsLeicester, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 27 stories, carried by 16 outletsHimachal Pradesh, India -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsChabelley, Djibouti -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Harrison County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 364 stories ● New Jersey US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 135 stories ● Rutba Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Leicester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,314 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 6,830 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health16% 4,028 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 3,087 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,898 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,138 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,035 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 321 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 killed9,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees707 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Japan Stories reporting abductions456 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced368 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations201 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● Angera little less than 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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