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41,502 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 protests in Zagreb (Croatia), a disaster in Algiers and drownings in Rwanda. Algeria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 85 in 100 of its 371 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 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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Protests & strikes

Croatia

109 of its 173 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Zagreb accounted for 98 of Croatia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 88 of Zagreb's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Disasters & accidents

Algeria

126 of its 157 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Algiers accounted for 107 of Algeria's 126 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Rwanda

52 of its 104 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Kashmir

355 of its 569 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kathua accounted for 235 of Kashmir's 355 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Kathua stories →
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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,208 of its 1,845 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 243 of Jerusalem's 464 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ecuador

316 of its 371 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Quito accounted for 286 of Ecuador's 316 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories).

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Rights & justice

Bulgaria

92 of its 191 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

816 of its 1,093 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 305 of Gaza's 342 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (388 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

233 of its 299 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

95 of its 285 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Uganda (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Nicaragua (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Argentina (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 41,502 stories about harm among 202,450 counted on 13 Apr.

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Croatia's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 202,450 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 13 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador85 in 100 of its 371 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Algeria80 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger80 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria680 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1620 Gaza Palestine305 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Jerusalem Israel243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Washington US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1149 Delhi India224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463

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 lessVietnam: 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 lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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 readDenmark: 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 lessCôte 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualHawaii, US -- other: 33 stories, carried by 31 outletsWest Virginia, US -- other: 29 stories, carried by 36 outletsAkure, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 79 stories, carried by 106 outletsHiranagar, India -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 20 outletsPenzance, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 27 outletsDapchi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 32 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 12 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Croatia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hawaii US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 33 stories ● West Virginia US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 29 stories ● Akure Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 79 stories ● Hiranagar India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,891 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 8,396 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 8,018 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,361 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,687 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,483 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,216 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 719 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 killed13,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,012 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,180 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions941 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ecuador and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations689 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced424 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Congo and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill74 at about the usual rate

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.