← 24 Apr Wednesday 25 April 2018 · to 23:59 UTC 26 Apr →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
43,176 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.

How to read these numbers →

Most of the day's attention went to protests in Managua (Nicaragua), violence in Damascus and rights and justice in Copenhagen. Denmark's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 61 in 100 of its 750 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

139 of its 163 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Managua accounted for 113 of Nicaragua's 139 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. 107 of Managua's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 394 of Syria's 726 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (199 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Denmark

459 of its 750 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Copenhagen accounted for 442 of Denmark's 459 stories about harm, carried by 561 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Shelter & services

Kuwait

140 of its 280 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kuwait City accounted for 127 of Kuwait's 140 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (129 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

313 of its 658 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (238 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

174 of its 685 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (55 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Canada

2,245 of its 6,821 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (952 stories). Plane crash was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

228 of its 515 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes.

its stories →
Health

Kenya

217 of its 620 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Measles was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rubella.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Madagascar (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Kenya (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Tanzania (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Rwanda (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
25 in 10019 in 10027 Mar3 Apr10 Apr17 Apr25 Apr27 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 10022 Apr: 24 in 10023 Apr: 22 in 10024 Apr: 22 in 10025 Apr: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 43,176 stories about harm among 210,563 counted on 25 Apr.

Read the day's briefing

It was the seventh day running that the news turned to Nicaragua. of the day's 210,563 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the Marshall Islands' news mentioned the typhoon more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 25 April 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. In Nicaragua, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 74% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua85 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Yemen67 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 392 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 1,152 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Denmark61 in 100 of its 750 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US620 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2004 Dallas US422 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1098 Toronto Canada290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1309 Jerusalem Israel230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Nashville US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 624

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Denmark about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 459 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Rwanda about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 726 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 15,547 stories · much more than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 8,511 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 8,098 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents10% 4,322 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,754 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,323 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,145 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 712 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 killed14,267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,503 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions412 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations209 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting people falling ill140 at about the usual rate

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?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.