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What the world's news said happened to people.
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29,095 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 Managua (Nicaragua), people killed in Oman and violence in Damascus. Oman's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 89 in 100 of its 303 stories, usually 40
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

271 of its 303 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Managua accounted for 238 of Nicaragua's 271 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. 167 of Managua's 238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (266 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Oman

376 of its 648 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (178 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

818 of its 1,122 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Damascus accounted for 663 of Syria's 818 stories about harm, carried by 488 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (287 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

70 of its 110 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Armenia

272 of its 455 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Yerevan accounted for 260 of Armenia's 272 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. 239 of Yerevan's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (222 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

53 of its 85 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Antananarivo accounted for 49 of Madagascar's 53 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 49 of Antananarivo's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Réunion

44 of its 78 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Namibia

39 of its 71 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

193 of its 482 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hungary

87 of its 211 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 63 of Budapest's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: house fires in Brazil (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Bahrain (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Japan (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
25 in 10019 in 10023 Mar30 Mar6 Apr13 Apr21 Apr23 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 10012 Apr: 20 in 10013 Apr: 20 in 10014 Apr: 25 in 10015 Apr: 24 in 10016 Apr: 22 in 10017 Apr: 21 in 10018 Apr: 21 in 10019 Apr: 20 in 10020 Apr: 21 in 10021 Apr: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 29,095 stories about harm among 122,190 counted on 21 Apr.

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People falling ill were reported at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 24 in every 100 of the day's 122,190 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Brazil's news, mentions of house fires ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Nicaragua for the third day running. Nicaragua's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar88 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Yemen85 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Libya74 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 1,122 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Gaza Palestine395 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 Jerusalem Israel354 stories about protests or strikes, of its 491 Ocala US353 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Yerevan Armenia239 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1114

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
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 lessVenezuela: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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 lessTogo: 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 lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: 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: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 lessBrazil: 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 lessBenin: 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 storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 85 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Puerto Rico: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 40 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 73 in 100 of its 1,122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sweden: 40 in 100 of its 482 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Eswatini: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Slovakia: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Peru: 64 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 1,135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Oman: 58 in 100 of its 648 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nicaragua: 89 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Namibia: 55 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 68 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malaysia: 33 in 100 of its 584 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Madagascar: 62 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 74 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Liberia: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 66 in 100 of its 2,189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 44 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hungary: 41 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Honduras: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ecuador: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Greenland: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Central African Republic: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 70 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 88 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Burundi: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Armenia: 60 in 100 of its 455 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Albania: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 1,171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
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 24 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

● Nicaragua 89 in 100 of its 303 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Yemen 85 in 100 of its 291 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Myanmar 88 in 100 of its 167 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 73 in 100 of its 1,122 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 66 in 100 of its 2,189 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 1,171 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 9,207 stories · about as usual Health22% 6,442 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence21% 5,902 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,936 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,919 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,153 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 769 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 338 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 killed10,758 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,842 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected3,772 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations468 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill463 at about 9 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced450 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions245 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.