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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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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 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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: 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 lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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 lessBrazil: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEstonia: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahamas: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMaldives: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAnaheim, US -- other: 116 stories, carried by 203 outletsSundargarh, India -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsFayetteville, US -- conflict & violence: 103 stories, carried by 111 outletsBihar, India -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 21 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 62 stories, carried by 38 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 12 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 23 outletsLetterfinlay, UK -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 127 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

● Bosnia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Maldives warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahamas warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Anaheim US about three times as warm as the day's news · other · 116 stories ● Sundargarh India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Fayetteville US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 103 stories ● Bihar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 62 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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