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38,521 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 Minsk (Belarus), arrests in Guatemala and rights and justice in Tokyo. Rwanda's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 60 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

75 of its 124 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Minsk accounted for 53 of Belarus' 75 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 46 of Minsk's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories).

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Health

Guatemala

92 of its 120 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Flu was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Japan

752 of its 2,051 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Tokyo accounted for 624 of Japan's 752 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (575 stories).

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

86 of its 144 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Burkina Faso

31 of its 38 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

255 of its 1,007 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (135 stories). Drownings were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drought.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

155 of its 333 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

42 of its 169 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 20 of Buenos Aires' 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

117 of its 412 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 46 of Diavata's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 109 of Afghanistan's 184 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (77 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in South Korea (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Paraguay (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Italy (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 38,521 stories about harm among 206,034 counted on 4 Apr.

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Belarus stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 206,034 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Yemen's news mentioned the cholera about 4 times as often as usual. On 4 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia79 in 100 of its 1,753 stories · usually 75 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Guatemala77 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Mozambique75 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 88 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria73 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Niger73 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US480 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1728 Los Angeles US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 Jerusalem Israel106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Addis Ababa Ethiopia101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 757 Chicago US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 659

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 readChina: 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 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualTable Rock Lake, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsSalisbury Plain, UK -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 44 outletsMontana, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 109 stories, carried by 97 outletsLisbon, Portugal -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 25 outletsKanker, India -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsHumberside, UK -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 16 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

● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Table Rock Lake US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Salisbury Plain UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Montana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 109 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 12,414 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health23% 8,866 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence15% 5,764 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,198 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,767 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,270 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,003 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 666 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 killed10,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,339 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,390 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting abductions449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees436 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced217 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations173 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 softer than 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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