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46,044 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 deaths in Montevideo, protests in Pyongyang (North Korea) and illness in Freetown. Türkiye's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUruguay 84 in 100 of its 81 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Uruguay

68 of its 81 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Montevideo accounted for 68 of Uruguay's 68 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

135 of its 333 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 87 of Pyongyang's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

250 of its 459 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Freetown accounted for 218 of Sierra Leone's 250 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

612 of its 1,116 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Flooding was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Djibouti

94 of its 174 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Arta accounted for 93 of Djibouti's 94 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

185 of its 314 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Beirut accounted for 152 of Lebanon's 185 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (107 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

66 of its 146 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Bird flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Western Sahara

17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

219 of its 514 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Oil spill was named in 153 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

937 of its 1,480 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 295 of Jerusalem's 453 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Indonesia (153 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Greece (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Uganda (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); bird flu in Bulgaria (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Hungary (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 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 5 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 46,044 stories about harm among 220,489 counted on 5 Apr.

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In Uruguay, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 220,489 stories, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US. For the second day running, the news turned to Uruguay. On 5 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uruguay84 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 22 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen68 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 1,237 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar66 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Israel63 in 100 of its 1,480 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sacramento US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Jerusalem Israel295 stories about protests or strikes, of its 453 El Paso US288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Washington US261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1639 Madrid Spain207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279

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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 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 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 readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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 lessMexico: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 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 readFrance: 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 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUruguay: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: 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 usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLost River, US -- disasters & accidents: 33 stories, carried by 32 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- rights & justice: 82 stories, carried by 62 outletsFreetown, Sierra Leone -- health: 218 stories, carried by 180 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 16 outletsMississippi, US -- rights & justice: 71 stories, carried by 83 outletsDundrum, Ireland -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 30 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

● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jersey warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lost River US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 33 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 82 stories ● Freetown Sierra Leone about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 218 stories ● Winnipeg Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,431 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health23% 10,523 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 7,440 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,484 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,501 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,739 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 939 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 832 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 killed13,537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions533 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced229 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting evacuations210 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people falling ill163 at about three times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and 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 about as 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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