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What the world's news said happened to people.
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39,930 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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Rights and justice in Juba, protests in Tijuana (Mexico) and violence in Damascus drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostMexico 47 in 100 of its 1,437 stories, usually 23
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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 →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

146 of its 168 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Juba accounted for 108 of South Sudan's 146 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (99 stories). Hunger was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

678 of its 1,437 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tijuana accounted for 508 of Mexico's 678 stories about harm, carried by 673 outlets. 368 of Tijuana's 508 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (539 stories).

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Tijuana stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

795 of its 974 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Damascus accounted for 417 of Syria's 795 stories about harm, carried by 379 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Suriname

32 of its 33 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Suriname over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iran

983 of its 2,252 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 781 of Iran's 983 stories about harm, carried by 588 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (192 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,976 of its 2,312 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 1,842 of Afghanistan's 1,976 stories about harm, carried by 1,357 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bolivia

36 of its 56 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Jordan

140 of its 443 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.

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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

170 of its 565 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Hypothermia was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv and snowstorms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

62 of its 176 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Poland (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Switzerland (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Austria (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Germany (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Ukraine (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 39,930 stories about harm among 196,468 counted on 30 Apr.

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Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. 20 in every 100 of the day's 196,468 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In South Sudan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual. South Sudan stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 57%. A year earlier, on 30 April 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan87 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 2,312 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 974 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar80 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Burundi77 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tijuana Mexico368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 San Diego US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 551 Washington US342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1938 Jerusalem Israel299 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Tehran Iran196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 781

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 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: 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 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 readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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 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 readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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 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 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVatican City: warmth about its own usualPaidha, Uganda -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsChibok, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsDapchi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsMorgan Hill, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 59 outletsGreat Barrier Reef, Australia -- shelter & services: 53 stories, carried by 99 outletsKutupalong, Bangladesh -- rights & justice: 141 stories, carried by 131 outletsCiudad Juarez, Mexico -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Paidha Uganda about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● New Hampshire US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Chibok Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Dapchi Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Morgan Hill US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 10,154 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence22% 8,618 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,136 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,541 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,733 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,903 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services3% 1,279 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 852 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 killed13,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,694 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations528 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions424 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting people displaced387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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