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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.

its stories →
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

usually 20; 20 the day before
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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 the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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 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 lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about twice its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: 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 usualPalestine: 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 usualInishmore, UK -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 105 outletsAlbuquerque, US -- food & livelihood: 92 stories, carried by 119 outletsRubirizi, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 105 stories, carried by 247 outletsCoachella, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 35 stories, carried by 116 outletsWhitehall, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 125 outletsUnrwa, Palestine -- displacement: 164 stories, carried by 15 outletsDinard, France -- shelter & services: 44 stories, carried by 48 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

● Uganda warmth about twice usual ● Palestine 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 ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Inishmore UK about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Kampala Uganda about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 84 stories ● Albuquerque US about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 92 stories ● Rubirizi Uganda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 105 stories ● Coachella US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 35 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.