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49,146 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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Protests in Yerevan (Armenia), violence in Yambio and people affected in the Dominican Republic drew the news. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 73 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

341 of its 557 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Yerevan accounted for 314 of Armenia's 341 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 293 of Yerevan's 314 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (150 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

148 of its 193 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Yambio accounted for 124 of South Sudan's 148 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

174 of its 269 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Bird flu was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 1,024 of Syria's 1,492 stories about harm, carried by 765 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (117 stories). Earthquake was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Réunion

30 of its 45 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

414 of its 679 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (173 stories). Storms were named in 192 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

81 of its 167 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

45 of its 56 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 34 of Niger's 45 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Puerto Rico (192 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Malaysia (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Tanzania (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Morocco (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Kenya (20 of its stories, about 5 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 18 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 49,146 stories about harm among 233,891 counted on 18 Apr.

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Puerto Rico's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 233,891 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Armenia. Armenia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. A year earlier, on 18 April 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger80 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan77 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine75 in 100 of its 866 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Dominican Republic73 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 22 · mostly health Libya72 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria447 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1024 Philadelphia US351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3068 Washington US322 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2141 Yerevan Armenia293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 London UK231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1030

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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPortugal: 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: 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 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 readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 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: 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 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 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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 lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about twice its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualWashington State Penitentiary, US -- health: 59 stories, carried by 64 outletsVermont, US -- rights & justice: 58 stories, carried by 136 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsOtago, New Zealand -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMunich, Germany -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsMarawi, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 16 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

● Kuwait warmth about twice usual

Warmest events

● Washington State Penitentiary US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 59 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 58 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Otago New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Munich Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 13,596 stories · about as usual Health24% 11,429 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents16% 7,888 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence16% 7,872 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,712 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,592 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,127 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,035 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 killed15,243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less 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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