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37,655 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 violence in Bagram, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and road crashes in the Dominican Republic. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the United Arab Emirates → Help and hope: reports of vaccination 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 mostDominican Republic 55 in 100 of its 123 stories, usually 17
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

338 of its 462 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Bagram accounted for 222 of Afghanistan's 338 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Natural hazards were named in 178 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Bagram stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

269 of its 361 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Khartoum accounted for 192 of Sudan's 269 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. 175 of Khartoum's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Georgia

49 of its 98 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Libya

265 of its 498 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tripoli accounted for 237 of Libya's 265 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

191 of its 483 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

75 of its 200 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Namibia

38 of its 104 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with rabies.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

228 of its 557 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

540 of its 2,129 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Accidents were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Mozambique (75 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (90 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Namibia (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in Malawi (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Uganda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
25 in 10018 in 10012 Mar19 Mar26 Mar2 Apr10 Apr12 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 1009 Apr: 19 in 10010 Apr: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 37,655 stories about harm among 202,346 counted on 10 Apr.

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People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the United Arab Emirates. 19 in every 100 of the day's 202,346 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. Mentions of the malaria ran about three times their usual in Mozambique's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique82 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 89 · mostly disasters & accidents El Salvador75 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 65 · mostly shelter & services Sudan75 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 462 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1807 Jefferson City US271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Jerusalem Israel176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Khartoum Sudan175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Algiers Algeria82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

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: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: 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 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 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: 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 lessMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessIran: 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: 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 readGrenada: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBrunei: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 34 outletsTennessee, US -- disasters & accidents: 73 stories, carried by 95 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsClarksville, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsPeristera, Greece -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsJerusalem, Israel -- rights & justice: 441 stories, carried by 376 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

● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● El Salvador warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Tennessee US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 73 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Clarksville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,319 stories · about as usual Health24% 9,035 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 6,043 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,674 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,382 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,396 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,240 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 926 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 killed10,132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,809 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected3,794 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,469 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced285 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting people falling ill232 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the United Arab Emirates

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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