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25,075 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 violence in Bamako, rights and justice in Izmir and refugees in Bangladesh. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Syria → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 46 in 100 of its 229 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Conflict & violence

Mali

101 of its 107 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bamako accounted for 68 of Mali's 101 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Rights & justice

Türkiye

330 of its 526 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Izmir accounted for 217 of Türkiye's 330 stories about harm, carried by 297 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Izmir stories →
Displacement

Bangladesh

331 of its 521 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (163 stories). Train derailment was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Belgium

30 of its 97 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Extreme cold was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning.

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

Egypt

178 of its 358 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Cairo accounted for 119 of Egypt's 178 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

106 of its 229 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Prague accounted for 103 of the Czechia's 106 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (101 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

324 of its 433 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 130 of Afghanistan's 324 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

34 of its 79 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

224 of its 553 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Italy

95 of its 449 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Austria (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Iceland (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (103 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in U.S. Virgin Islands (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (35 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 25,075 stories about harm among 102,864 counted on 15 Apr.

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Belgium's news mentioned extreme cold more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Bangladesh and Syria. of the day's 102,864 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Mali stood out: 94% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 66%. This week the news turned most often to Algeria, on 3 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 →

Mali94 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 433 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar75 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 54 · mostly displacement Mozambique69 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh64 in 100 of its 521 stories · usually 43 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria646 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1992 Philadelphia US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 807 Delhi India159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 541 Barcelona Spain119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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 readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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 readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 readSt 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about twice its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualMontenegro: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 68 stories, carried by 57 outletsBucharest, Romania -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 35 outletsShanghai, China -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 30 stories, carried by 57 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 29 stories, carried by 29 outletsSan Miniato, Italy -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 40 stories, carried by 70 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 35 outletsVienna, Austria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 10 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

● Romania warmth about twice usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hawaii US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 68 stories ● Bucharest Romania about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Shanghai China about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 30 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 7,581 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 5,970 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,963 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,891 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,576 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 784 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 765 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 270 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 killed8,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees703 at about twice the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Syria Stories reporting abductions556 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced296 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill114 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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.

● Angera little more than 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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