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44,029 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 Bangui (Central African Republic), a disaster in Boufarik and violence in Vilnius. Algeria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 85 in 100 of its 1,764 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

1,503 of its 1,764 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Boufarik accounted for 1,286 of Algeria's 1,503 stories about harm, carried by 1,187 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,494 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Boufarik stories →
Conflict & violence

Lithuania

84 of its 119 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Vilnius accounted for 82 of Lithuania's 84 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Food & livelihood

North Korea

77 of its 340 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories). Hunger was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Myanmar

171 of its 212 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Yangon accounted for 129 of Myanmar's 171 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

59 of its 164 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 3 of Armonia's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

84 of its 104 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Niamey accounted for 67 of Niger's 84 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Paraguay

32 of its 40 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

49 of its 78 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

279 of its 385 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Romania (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in British Virgin Islands (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Malawi (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (55 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
25 in 10019 in 10013 Mar20 Mar27 Mar3 Apr11 Apr13 Mar: 22 in 10014 Mar: 22 in 10015 Mar: 21 in 10016 Mar: 22 in 10017 Mar: 22 in 10018 Mar: 23 in 10019 Mar: 22 in 10020 Mar: 22 in 10021 Mar: 22 in 10022 Mar: 21 in 10023 Mar: 20 in 10024 Mar: 25 in 10025 Mar: 25 in 10026 Mar: 20 in 10027 Mar: 19 in 10028 Mar: 19 in 10029 Mar: 20 in 10030 Mar: 22 in 10031 Mar: 23 in 1001 Apr: 23 in 1002 Apr: 22 in 1003 Apr: 20 in 1004 Apr: 21 in 1005 Apr: 21 in 1006 Apr: 20 in 1007 Apr: 22 in 1008 Apr: 23 in 1009 Apr: 21 in 10010 Apr: 20 in 10011 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 44,029 stories about harm among 222,739 counted on 11 Apr.

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In Nepal's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 11 April 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. the Central African Republic's news was 97% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%. of the day's 222,739 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic97 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria85 in 100 of its 1,764 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger81 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar81 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir72 in 100 of its 385 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria673 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1562 Moscow Russia246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 903 Washington US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1709 Las Cruces US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Jerusalem Israel162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: 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 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: 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 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 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 lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 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 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 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGermany: 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 lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: 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: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 57 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 27 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)U.S. Virgin Islands: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 38 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 28 in 100 of its 444 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Togo: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 67 in 100 of its 3,844 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 1,756 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 39 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 41 in 100 of its 1,113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Paraguay: 80 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 27 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 1,324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 2,491 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 81 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 34 in 100 of its 1,325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 50 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Morocco: 52 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mongolia: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 57 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 39 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lithuania: 71 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 69 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 37 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 28 in 100 of its 608 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 50 in 100 of its 1,615 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 923 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 40 in 100 of its 657 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 62 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 57 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 63 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greenland: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Denmark: 31 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 39 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 97 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 30 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 81 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 36 in 100 of its 528 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Benin: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 56 in 100 of its 606 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Antigua & Barbuda: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 85 in 100 of its 1,764 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 72 in 100 of its 385 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 923 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 923 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 72 in 100 of its 385 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 72 in 100 of its 385 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 923 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 72 in 100 of its 385 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)British Virgin Islands: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Algeria 85 in 100 of its 1,764 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Central African Republic 97 in 100 of its 212 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Myanmar 81 in 100 of its 212 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 72 in 100 of its 385 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 67 in 100 of its 3,844 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Niger 81 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,615 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,924 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 8,790 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,883 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,798 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,511 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,419 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,159 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 killed15,639 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,985 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions370 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations277 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Fiji Stories reporting people falling ill101 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.