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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,213 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 Caracas (Venezuela), volcanic eruption in Libya and refugees in France. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much 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 lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIran 74 in 100 of its 648 stories, usually 41
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Venezuela

151 of its 209 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Caracas accounted for 112 of Venezuela's 151 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 97 of Caracas' 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (73 stories). Hepatitis was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

403 of its 622 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tripoli accounted for 387 of Libya's 403 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 155 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

France

244 of its 806 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts, cyclone and earthquake.

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

Sudan

191 of its 228 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Khartoum accounted for 176 of Sudan's 191 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 169 of Khartoum's 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (165 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

219 of its 268 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. 60 of Idlib's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

478 of its 648 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Hurricane was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

508 of its 623 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kigali accounted for 451 of Rwanda's 508 stories about harm, carried by 701 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (333 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

92 of its 113 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 76 of Yemen's 92 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Uganda

240 of its 469 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Denmark (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Mozambique (45 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Philippines (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Cuba (15 of its stories, about three 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 7 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 20,213 stories about harm among 100,810 counted on 7 Apr.

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Denmark's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 100,810 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Venezuela stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%. A year earlier, on 7 April 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Rwanda, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique86 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 89 · mostly health Sudan84 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Syria82 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda82 in 100 of its 623 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen81 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Manhattan US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Jerusalem Israel103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Caracas Venezuela97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Miami US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236

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: near the world's share or lessU.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 lessUkraine: 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: 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: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLebanon: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 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 lessHonduras: 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 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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: no storiesDenmark: 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: no storiesColombia: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: 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: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 376 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 81 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 72 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 51 in 100 of its 469 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 58 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Timor-Leste: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 82 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 84 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 727 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 55 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 82 in 100 of its 623 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 481 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 47 in 100 of its 1,097 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 86 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Morocco: 30 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mauritania: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 65 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kuwait: 30 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 34 in 100 of its 2,089 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 901 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 74 in 100 of its 648 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 32 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 37 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Georgia: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 30 in 100 of its 806 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 71 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Eritrea: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brunei: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 29 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 901 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 901 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 901 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Maldives: 35 in 100 of its 239 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 82 in 100 of its 623 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 84 in 100 of its 228 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 82 in 100 of its 268 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 74 in 100 of its 648 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 81 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mozambique 86 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 5,284 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice26% 5,073 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health20% 3,998 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,525 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,246 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 599 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 574 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 508 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 killed5,692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees362 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions360 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda Stories reporting evacuations345 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Libya and Israel Stories reporting people displaced272 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Libya and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.