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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.

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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

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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
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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.

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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.

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessSweden: 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 lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: 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 lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsTennessee, US -- conflict & violence: 97 stories, carried by 124 outletsUlaanbaatar, Mongolia -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 23 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 26 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsOregon, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 22 outletsMaori, New Zealand -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 97 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 97 stories ● Ulaanbaatar Mongolia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Monrovia Liberia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

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?

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