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51,619 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 Minsk (Belarus), deaths in Kwajalein Atoll and people killed in Thailand. Thailand's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMarshall Islands 83 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 13
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 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

Belarus

145 of its 223 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Minsk accounted for 138 of Belarus' 145 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 136 of Minsk's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories).

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

442 of its 909 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (285 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Ukraine

204 of its 448 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Brazil

225 of its 761 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 77 of Rio de Janeiro's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 413 of Venezuela's 506 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 352 of Caracas' 413 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (364 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Liberia

116 of its 202 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

133 of its 287 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Snowstorms were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.

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Conflict & violence

Paraguay

94 of its 140 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Ciudad del Este accounted for 86 of Paraguay's 94 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

470 of its 594 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (262 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ghana (117 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in Niger (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Nepal (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Somalia (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 51,619 stories about harm among 261,900 counted on 26 Apr.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 20 March 2017. Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. In Belarus, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 261,900 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi87 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo85 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Marshall Islands83 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 13 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Iraq79 in 100 of its 594 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan78 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 78 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela352 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413 San Francisco US347 stories about protests or strikes, of its 919 Washington US258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1829 Boston US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 766 Seoul South Korea211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305

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: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: too little coverage to readHong 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualGuernsey: warmth about its own usualVirginia, US -- health: 126 stories, carried by 123 outletsRed Hill, Australia -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 115 outletsAlabama, US -- rights & justice: 114 stories, carried by 108 outletsJonglei, South Sudan -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- food & livelihood: 23 stories, carried by 17 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- health: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsBuderim, Australia -- health: 22 stories, carried by 31 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 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

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Virginia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 126 stories ● Red Hill Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Alabama US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 114 stories ● Jonglei South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 17 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 15,792 stories · about as usual Health21% 10,630 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence20% 10,276 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,772 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,767 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,807 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,275 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,059 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 killed15,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,007 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,632 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting refugees858 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions488 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations473 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced379 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● Feara little less than 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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