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49,254 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Skopje (North Macedonia), illness in Monrovia and snowstorms in Nepal. Liberia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 79 in 100 of its 1,157 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

North Macedonia

909 of its 1,157 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Skopje accounted for 834 of North Macedonia's 909 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. 830 of Skopje's 834 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (810 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Health

Liberia

203 of its 305 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Monrovia accounted for 140 of Liberia's 203 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

181 of its 320 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 144 of Nepal's 181 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (117 stories). Snowstorms were named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

1,324 of its 1,823 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Cairo accounted for 1,216 of Egypt's 1,324 stories about harm, carried by 627 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Iran

399 of its 700 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 166 of Tehran's 234 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Rwanda

128 of its 178 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (103 stories). Flu was named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

282 of its 471 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kupwara accounted for 235 of Kashmir's 282 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (167 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

317 of its 498 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 187 of Ramallah's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malta

50 of its 189 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 36 of Valletta's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories).

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Rights & justice

Philippines

1,135 of its 2,768 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Tsunami was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Rwanda (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Norway (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Colombia (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Poland (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); norovirus in Guatemala (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 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 28 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 49,254 stories about harm among 244,900 counted on 28 Apr.

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In Rwanda's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 244,900 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to North Macedonia. In North Macedonia, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. On 28 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 1,030 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia79 in 100 of its 1,157 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Chad74 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Egypt73 in 100 of its 1,823 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda72 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Skopje North Macedonia830 stories about protests or strikes, of its 834 Berkeley US714 stories about protests or strikes, of its 956 Washington US479 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2076 Caracas Venezuela225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Chicago US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: 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 readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualRhode Island, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsSalt Lake, US -- health: 47 stories, carried by 49 outletsExuma, Bahamas -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 36 outletsSistan, Iran -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsMaroochydore, Australia -- health: 19 stories, carried by 30 outletsByron Bay, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 27 outletsAntalya, Türkiye -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 1,216 stories, carried by 627 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

● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Albania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahamas warmth about one and a half times usual ● Qatar warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Rhode Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Salt Lake US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 47 stories ● Exuma Bahamas about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 28 stories ● Sistan Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Maroochydore Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 15,972 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence21% 10,211 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health20% 9,819 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,418 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,139 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,600 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,412 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 751 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 killed16,832 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,625 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured4,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees627 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions346 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations219 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced214 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little less than 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.