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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
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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 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 lessVenezuela: 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: 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 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessSyria: 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 readSudan: too little coverage to readSri 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessIran: too little coverage to readIndonesia: 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 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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): 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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 readGuernsey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNamibia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualAmla, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsAllentown, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsOstritz, Germany -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 42 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 79 stories, carried by 78 outletsMaryland, US -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsLafiya, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsManagua, Nicaragua -- rights & justice: 238 stories, carried by 300 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 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

● Namibia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nicaragua warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Amla India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Allentown US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Ostritz Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 41 stories ● Budapest Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 79 stories ● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 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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