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32,078 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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A disaster in Kathmandu, illness in Pyongyang and protests in Caracas (Venezuela) drew the news. Nepal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNepal 81 in 100 of its 447 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 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

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

364 of its 447 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kathmandu accounted for 280 of Nepal's 364 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (331 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Health

North Korea

137 of its 305 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Pyongyang accounted for 114 of North Korea's 137 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

337 of its 546 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Caracas accounted for 260 of Venezuela's 337 stories about harm, carried by 377 outlets. 221 of Caracas' 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Rights & justice

Brunei

100 of its 127 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Brunei over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Peru

141 of its 225 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Lima accounted for 99 of Peru's 141 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Guatemala

61 of its 70 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flu was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Germany

385 of its 1,774 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Plane crash was named in 116 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

100 of its 139 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 59 of Sudan's 100 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 51 of Khartoum's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

206 of its 374 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Earthquake was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

347 of its 991 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (276 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Guatemala (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Germany (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Egypt (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Rwanda (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Russia (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 32,078 stories about harm among 180,099 counted on 1 Apr.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 January 2019. 18 in every 100 of the day's 180,099 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Guatemala's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Nepal stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. Over March, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in March 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique91 in 100 of its 338 stories · usually 88 · mostly health Guatemala87 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Nepal81 in 100 of its 447 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Brunei79 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 558 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 547 Caracas Venezuela221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 San Francisco US207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Washington US197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1309 London UK120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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 readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 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 readCuraçao: 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 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 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: 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 lessIreland: 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 readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 lessArgentina: 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPolk County, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBrookfield, US -- health: 36 stories, carried by 15 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- food & livelihood: 132 stories, carried by 285 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- food & livelihood: 379 stories, carried by 344 outletsTelangana, India -- food & livelihood: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 29 stories, carried by 19 outletsCrimean Peninsula, Ukraine -- food & livelihood: 45 stories, carried by 54 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 365 stories, carried by 284 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

● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Polk County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Brookfield US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 132 stories ● Istanbul Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 379 stories ● Telangana India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 8,547 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 6,985 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,295 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 5,241 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,506 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,285 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,040 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 636 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 killed10,384 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,286 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced224 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Africa and the US Stories reporting evacuations202 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Panama Stories reporting people falling ill42 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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