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What the world's news said happened to people.
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41,894 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 news turned to protests in Managua (Nicaragua), people displaced in Bratislava and people affected in the Czechia. Oman's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Russia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostOman 58 in 100 of its 903 stories, usually 9
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

103 of its 166 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Managua accounted for 96 of Nicaragua's 103 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 92 of Managua's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Displacement

Slovakia

111 of its 126 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bratislava accounted for 86 of Slovakia's 111 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Rights & justice

Czechia

82 of its 252 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Oman

521 of its 903 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (220 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Armenia

232 of its 463 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Yerevan accounted for 202 of Armenia's 232 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 176 of Yerevan's 202 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

74 of its 276 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 62 of Buenos Aires' 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

120 of its 536 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 59 of Amsterdam's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

200 of its 353 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 178 of Nepal's 200 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories).

its stories →
Health

Hungary

155 of its 370 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Ebola was named in 132 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

227 of its 618 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Hungary (132 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Eswatini (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (140 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Austria (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 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 20 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 41,894 stories about harm among 199,676 counted on 20 Apr.

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In Hungary's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 199,676 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Russia. For the second day running, the news turned to Nicaragua. Nicaragua stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi92 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Slovakia88 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 35 · mostly displacement Mali80 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar71 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Yemen68 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Littleton US560 stories about protests or strikes, of its 889 Washington US371 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1349 Gaza Palestine366 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 Ocala US358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Jerusalem Israel288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 639

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 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 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 lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: 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 lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNicaragua: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire -- other: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsMammoth Lakes, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSarnia, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 23 outletsVermont, US -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsKonstanz, Germany -- rights & justice: 67 stories, carried by 111 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 16 outletsManagua, Nicaragua -- rights & justice: 96 stories, carried by 98 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

● Oman warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nicaragua warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Côte d’Ivoire warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 17 stories ● Mammoth Lakes US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Alexandria Egypt about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Sarnia Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,257 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health22% 8,911 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 8,055 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents11% 4,557 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,063 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,591 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 951 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 832 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 killed13,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees649 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions401 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill228 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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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