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37,660 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 news turned to protests in Algiers (Algeria), people killed in Switzerland and the earthquake in Taiwan. Taiwan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBrunei 79 in 100 of its 579 stories, usually 45
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

255 of its 661 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Algiers accounted for 230 of Algeria's 255 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. 224 of Algiers' 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Health

Switzerland

98 of its 397 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Ebola was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

54 of its 274 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Earthquake was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Burkina Faso

41 of its 47 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

112 of its 233 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

49 of its 160 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

62 of its 116 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Tornadoes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with train derailment.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

49 of its 158 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 14 of Lima's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 246 of Venezuela's 362 stories about harm, carried by 305 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in Puerto Rico (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); bird flu in Bulgaria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Mexico (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Thailand (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in China (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 37,660 stories about harm among 202,200 counted on 3 Apr.

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In Taiwan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 202,200 stories, below the usual 20. Algeria's news was 39% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. On 3 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique90 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 88 · mostly health Brunei79 in 100 of its 579 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia76 in 100 of its 637 stories · usually 75 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria68 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Algiers Algeria224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2221 Jerusalem Israel139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Chicago US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Twin Peaks US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 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 readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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 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 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 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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 lessEcuador: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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 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 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 readAlbania: 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 lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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 lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGuernsey: warmth about its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 50 stories, carried by 48 outletsVisakhapatnam, India -- food & livelihood: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsBrooksville, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 34 stories, carried by 39 outletsBrooklyn, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 25 outletsUttar Pradesh, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsMilan, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 56 stories, carried by 57 outletsEast Kilbride, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 17 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 50 stories ● Visakhapatnam India about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 13 stories ● Brooksville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Brooklyn US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 12,874 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 8,304 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,848 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 4,890 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,256 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,397 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 750 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 706 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 killed9,456 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees772 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions668 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda Stories reporting people displaced326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations169 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill48 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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