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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

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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 the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 lessNigeria: 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 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 lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTurkmenistan: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKampala, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 142 outletsMilan, Italy -- conflict & violence: 77 stories, carried by 76 outletsKanungu, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 34 outletsAyodhya, India -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 27 outletsAlbuquerque, US -- food & livelihood: 76 stories, carried by 94 outletsGeorgia, US -- rights & justice: 72 stories, carried by 82 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kampala Uganda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 80 stories ● Milan Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 77 stories ● Kanungu Uganda about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Ayodhya India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Albuquerque US about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 76 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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