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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,990 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 Khartoum (Sudan), violence in Tripoli and illness in Sanaa. Libya's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 87 in 100 of its 1,715 stories, usually 43
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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

Sudan

339 of its 416 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 303 of Sudan's 339 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. 291 of Khartoum's 303 stories were about protests or strikes. Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

754 of its 1,099 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tripoli accounted for 724 of Libya's 754 stories about harm, carried by 658 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (281 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Yemen

309 of its 351 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 253 of Yemen's 309 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Cholera was named in 204 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

398 of its 520 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 266 of Afghanistan's 398 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

1,486 of its 1,715 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 1,020 of Iran's 1,486 stories about harm, carried by 782 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Turkmenistan

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

89 of its 340 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 38 of Warsaw's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

205 of its 515 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 67 of Brumadinho's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (95 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

512 of its 1,522 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (192 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Mozambique (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Latvia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Malaysia (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Malawi (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
25 in 10018 in 10010 Mar17 Mar24 Mar31 Mar8 Apr10 Mar: 21 in 10011 Mar: 19 in 10012 Mar: 19 in 10013 Mar: 20 in 10014 Mar: 20 in 10015 Mar: 22 in 10016 Mar: 25 in 10017 Mar: 24 in 10018 Mar: 23 in 10019 Mar: 20 in 10020 Mar: 20 in 10021 Mar: 21 in 10022 Mar: 20 in 10023 Mar: 21 in 10024 Mar: 20 in 10025 Mar: 19 in 10026 Mar: 18 in 10027 Mar: 20 in 10028 Mar: 20 in 10029 Mar: 19 in 10030 Mar: 21 in 10031 Mar: 19 in 1001 Apr: 18 in 1002 Apr: 18 in 1003 Apr: 19 in 1004 Apr: 19 in 1005 Apr: 19 in 1006 Apr: 20 in 1007 Apr: 20 in 1008 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 34,990 stories about harm among 178,101 counted on 8 Apr.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 178,101 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Yemen's news mentioned the cholera about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 8 April 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Sudan, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 64% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 351 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Iran87 in 100 of its 1,715 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador84 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 53 · mostly food & livelihood Sudan81 in 100 of its 416 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda79 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Washington US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1606 Tehran Iran141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1020 Ramallah Palestine135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Tripoli Libya127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 724

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 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 lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 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 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 lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessFrance: 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 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 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 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 storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 88 in 100 of its 351 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 27 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 46 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 612 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Turkmenistan: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 33 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 81 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 1,522 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 54 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 79 in 100 of its 335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Romania: 33 in 100 of its 269 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Poland: 26 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 1,301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 36 in 100 of its 1,257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 75 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 892 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 58 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 27 in 100 of its 684 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 69 in 100 of its 1,099 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Latvia: 32 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 35 in 100 of its 1,982 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 1,280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 87 in 100 of its 1,715 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 42 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 34 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 31 in 100 of its 434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Georgia: 33 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gabon: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 51 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Eritrea: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 84 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greenland: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 55 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brunei: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 40 in 100 of its 515 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Armenia: 32 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 32 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 77 in 100 of its 520 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 1,280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 1,280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 1,280 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

● Iran 87 in 100 of its 1,715 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 88 in 100 of its 351 stories · mostly health ● Sudan 81 in 100 of its 416 stories · mostly rights & justice ● El Salvador 84 in 100 of its 259 stories · mostly food & livelihood ● Afghanistan 77 in 100 of its 520 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 79 in 100 of its 335 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,663 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,418 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 7,184 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,094 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,005 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,039 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 918 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 killed9,361 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting arrests4,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees743 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about El Salvador and the US Stories reporting people displaced448 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting evacuations408 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions275 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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.