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22,368 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 Jerusalem (Israel), the avalanche in Switzerland and violence in Caracas. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 91 in 100 of its 285 stories, usually 34
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Israel

1,853 of its 2,413 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 852 of Israel's 1,853 stories about harm, carried by 515 outlets. 606 of Jerusalem's 852 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

164 of its 278 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Aletsch Glacier accounted for 145 of Switzerland's 164 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Avalanche was named in 149 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Aletsch Glacier stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

220 of its 259 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 130 of Venezuela's 220 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (211 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

205 of its 232 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 125 of Somalia's 205 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Guatemala

258 of its 285 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 10 of Guatemala City's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (239 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

177 of its 255 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Earthquake was named in 131 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

574 of its 876 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 353 of Palestine's 574 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 264 of Gaza's 353 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (281 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

283 of its 383 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kuwait

72 of its 152 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

71 of its 138 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Cyclone was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and power cuts.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (131 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Bermuda (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Rwanda (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in India (298 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 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 1 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 22,368 stories about harm among 96,042 counted on 1 Apr.

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Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. of the day's 96,042 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Switzerland's news mentioned the avalanche about 10 times as often as usual. Israel's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. On 1 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Venezuela, on 4 of 7 days. Over March, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in March 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala91 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Mali90 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia88 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela85 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Syria83 in 100 of its 1,187 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel606 stories about protests or strikes, of its 852 Ghouta Syria291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 585 Gaza Palestine264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Washington US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Sacramento US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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 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: 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 lessPortugal: 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: 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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 lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBeaver Dam, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsManchester, UK -- disasters & accidents: 75 stories, carried by 106 outletsFreetown, Sierra Leone -- health: 34 stories, carried by 25 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsMingora, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 62 stories, carried by 68 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsSouth Carolina, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 26 stories, carried by 51 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Beaver Dam US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories ● Manchester UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 75 stories ● Freetown Sierra Leone about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Ottawa Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Mingora Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 62 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 6,354 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice27% 5,874 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,506 stories · about as usual Health15% 3,231 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,335 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 732 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 496 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 408 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 killed9,353 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured3,430 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting people affected2,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees612 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced279 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Libya Stories reporting evacuations272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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.