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42,547 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 la Paz (Bolivia), the cyclone in Fiji and rights and justice in Mopti. Mali's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBolivia 87 in 100 of its 175 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

153 of its 175 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. la Paz accounted for 78 of Bolivia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 75 of la Paz's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

200 of its 324 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (120 stories). Cyclone was named in 157 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mali

129 of its 151 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mopti accounted for 86 of Mali's 129 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mopti stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

271 of its 368 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kunduz accounted for 180 of Afghanistan's 271 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kunduz stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

84 of its 91 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

430 of its 668 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 98 of Gaza's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (238 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

232 of its 629 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Oil spill was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

693 of its 1,522 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

794 of its 2,489 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 430 of Mexico City's 434 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (112 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

374 of its 1,188 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Heavy rain was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Argentina (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Indonesia (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Greenland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Malaysia (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 42,547 stories about harm among 208,544 counted on 3 Apr.

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Bolivia stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 208,544 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. A year earlier, on 3 April 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia87 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Mali85 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Somalia77 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 368 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US439 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1418 Mexico City Mexico430 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Jerusalem Israel329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 620 Johannesburg South Africa242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Delhi India202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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 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 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 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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 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: 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 readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualGreenland: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualNauru: warmth about its own usualLake Preston, US -- conflict & violence: 69 stories, carried by 69 outletsBambari, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 39 outletsBalaka, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 33 outletsUtah, US -- health: 62 stories, carried by 27 outletsLa Picota, Colombia -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsCanberra, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 35 outletsDanjuma, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsTelangana, India -- rights & justice: 23 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

● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lake Preston US about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 69 stories ● Bambari Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 45 stories ● Balaka Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 62 stories ● La Picota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 13,130 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health20% 8,440 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,344 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,120 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,662 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,737 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,542 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 744 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 killed13,773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,050 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Malaysia Stories reporting abductions538 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations343 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced305 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill96 at about twice 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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