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What the world's news said happened to people.
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24,643 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 news turned to violence in Berlin, protests in Ghouta (Syria) and people affected in Hungary. Syria'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.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGermany 67 in 100 of its 1,986 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
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 →
Conflict & violence

Germany

1,321 of its 1,986 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Berlin accounted for 590 of Germany's 1,321 stories about harm, carried by 485 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,013 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Berlin stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

2,661 of its 3,144 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Ghouta accounted for 2,064 of Syria's 2,661 stories about harm, carried by 1,374 outlets. 1,267 of Ghouta's 2,064 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 511 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Ghouta stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

258 of its 1,087 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

80 of its 184 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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

Israel

1,025 of its 1,499 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 458 of Israel's 1,025 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (776 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

541 of its 789 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 314 of Palestine's 541 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 182 of Gaza's 314 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (248 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 10 of Freetown's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Libya

90 of its 104 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tripoli accounted for 83 of Libya's 90 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

340 of its 756 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

61 of its 66 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bangui accounted for 60 of the Central African Republic's 61 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Saudi Arabia (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Singapore (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Italy (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Sierra Leone (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 24,643 stories about harm among 105,206 counted on 8 Apr.

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In Germany, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 105,206 stories, above the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Germany for the second day running. This week the news turned most often to Fiji, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Libya87 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Syria85 in 100 of its 3,144 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 789 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ghouta Syria1267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2064 Washington US329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 707 Gaza Palestine182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Jerusalem Israel170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 Islamabad Pakistan149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 69 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)U.S. Virgin Islands: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 337 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 85 in 100 of its 3,144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 57 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 36 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 57 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 1,172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 53 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 35 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 87 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 1,499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 789 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 61 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 43 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Germany: 67 in 100 of its 1,986 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 43 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 46 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Dominican Republic: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Djibouti: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 55 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 38 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 92 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brazil: 45 in 100 of its 756 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 49 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 789 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 789 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 789 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 85 in 100 of its 3,144 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 68 in 100 of its 1,499 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 87 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 69 in 100 of its 789 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Germany 67 in 100 of its 1,986 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Central African Republic 92 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 6,661 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 6,442 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health16% 3,902 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,556 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,853 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 764 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 670 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 331 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 killed11,066 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured4,101 at about twice the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting arrests3,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions310 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting refugees282 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced128 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Ethiopia Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times 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.