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22,631 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 protests in Mbyo (Rwanda), heavy rain in Iran and refugees in France. Rwanda's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 90 in 100 of its 241 stories, usually 45
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

218 of its 241 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Mbyo accounted for 181 of Rwanda's 218 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. 108 of Mbyo's 181 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (131 stories). Drownings were named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Mbyo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

450 of its 663 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Heavy rain was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

France

485 of its 1,241 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

253 of its 601 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Drownings were named in 99 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

239 of its 377 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Caracas accounted for 201 of Venezuela's 239 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. 166 of Caracas' 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Hunger was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

176 of its 325 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Diavata accounted for 131 of Greece's 176 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. 127 of Diavata's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Bahamas

22 of its 60 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

10 of its 16 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 3 of Minsk's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

163 of its 388 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 52 of Riyadh's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

62 of its 67 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Managua accounted for 53 of Nicaragua's 62 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 52 of Managua's 53 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in South Korea (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Kuwait (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in China (36 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (48 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 6 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 22,631 stories about harm among 114,396 counted on 6 Apr.

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People falling ill were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 114,396 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Rwanda's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Rwanda for the third day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua93 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda90 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique84 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 88 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia80 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 76 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Iran68 in 100 of its 663 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 547 Caracas Venezuela166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1070 Diavata Greece127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Mbyo Rwanda108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 36 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 63 in 100 of its 377 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 45 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 35 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 65 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 65 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 487 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 65 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 42 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 90 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 42 in 100 of its 601 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Panama: 48 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 1,137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,044 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 93 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 31 in 100 of its 469 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 84 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Morocco: 39 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 74 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 35 in 100 of its 620 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kuwait: 32 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 2,004 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 68 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 63 in 100 of its 242 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 41 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 54 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 39 in 100 of its 1,241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 80 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 25 in 100 of its 373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 48 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 91 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 65 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brunei: 45 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 52 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 29 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belarus: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahamas: 37 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 76 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 66 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Maldives: 58 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Rwanda 90 in 100 of its 241 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 80 in 100 of its 322 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Mozambique 84 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 68 in 100 of its 663 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Nicaragua 93 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 66 in 100 of its 336 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 7,250 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 4,693 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 4,053 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,922 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,519 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 861 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 489 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 456 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 killed6,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill131 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced115 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Panama

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 much 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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