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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,782 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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The day's news pointed at people affected in Puerto Rico, violence in Pyongyang and protests in Kigali (Rwanda). Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 62 in 100 of its 279 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

174 of its 279 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Tornadoes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

66 of its 138 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Pyongyang accounted for 59 of North Korea's 66 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Rwanda

41 of its 80 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 19 of Kigali's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Health

Congo

74 of its 86 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bird flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Iran

324 of its 521 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 191 of Iran's 324 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

136 of its 227 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 90 of Nepal's 136 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 28 of Nicaragua's 32 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 27 of Managua's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

211 of its 552 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Singapore

142 of its 698 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

32 of its 118 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ghana (35 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in Libya (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in China (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (16 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 2 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 34,782 stories about harm among 191,013 counted on 2 Apr.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 191,013 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Ghana's news mentioned power cuts about 6 times as often as usual. Puerto Rico's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. On 2 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique91 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 88 · mostly health Congo86 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Yemen74 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 75 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 982 Sacramento US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Tomball US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Washington US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1349 Los Angeles US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 891

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 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: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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 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: 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 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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 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 lessBotswana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBrunei: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTerre Haute, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsSwansea, UK -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsSholgara, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 60 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 24 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsArtsakh, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 14 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

● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Terre Haute US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Grand Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Swansea UK about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Sholgara Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Manipur India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,531 stories · about as usual Health23% 7,876 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,671 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,343 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,828 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,380 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 747 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 711 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 killed10,186 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees663 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions554 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced269 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mozambique Stories reporting people falling ill74 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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