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40,543 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 rights and justice in Vienna, deaths in Valletta and the hunger in South Sudan. Austria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 65 in 100 of its 260 stories, usually 19
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Austria

169 of its 260 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vienna accounted for 150 of Austria's 169 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Malta

129 of its 240 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Valletta accounted for 120 of Malta's 129 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

89 of its 111 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Hunger was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

274 of its 555 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 118 of Dhaka's 177 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Central African Republic

72 of its 76 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bangui accounted for 72 of the Central African Republic's 72 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mali

141 of its 170 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Dioura accounted for 109 of Mali's 141 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Damascus accounted for 2,971 of Syria's 4,316 stories about harm, carried by 1,782 outlets. 1,696 of Damascus' 2,971 stories were about protests or strikes. Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Finland

167 of its 270 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

131 of its 155 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 75 of Yemen's 131 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Hungary

302 of its 1,146 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Landslides were named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (80 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in Hungary (47 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Iraq (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (61 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 40,543 stories about harm among 191,783 counted on 9 Apr.

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Austria stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 191,783 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual in South Sudan's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic95 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen85 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mali83 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan80 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 5,441 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria1696 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2971 Philadelphia US582 stories about protests or strikes, of its 918 Khan Sheikhoun Syria251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Jerusalem Israel218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Washington US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 799

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth 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 readRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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 lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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 readCameroon: 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 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: 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 readArgentina: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJodhpur, India -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 27 outletsBoothbay Harbor, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 42 stories, carried by 36 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 10 outletsKittery, US -- disasters & accidents: 42 stories, carried by 40 outletsCape Breton, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 216 stories, carried by 139 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 72 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

● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jodhpur India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Boothbay Harbor US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 42 stories ● Winnipeg Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Kittery US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 42 stories ● Cape Breton Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,808 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 8,985 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,267 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 4,541 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,354 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,404 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 753 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 610 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 killed15,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,824 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees478 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions415 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations310 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill122 at about three times 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times 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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