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36,084 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 violence in Tripoli, rights and justice in Mayrhofen and people falling ill in Congo. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Congo →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAustria 51 in 100 of its 260 stories, usually 23
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Libya

220 of its 363 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tripoli accounted for 211 of Libya's 220 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 38 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

Austria

132 of its 260 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mayrhofen accounted for 89 of Austria's 132 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Hepatitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Mayrhofen stories →
Health

Congo

211 of its 228 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Polio was named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Croatia

29 of its 96 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

261 of its 679 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (157 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

713 of its 1,457 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (345 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Eritrea

185 of its 454 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

23 of its 29 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

40 of its 101 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Brazil (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Qatar (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in China (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Belgium (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 36,084 stories about harm among 194,759 counted on 12 Apr.

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In Congo's news, mentions of the polio ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 194,759 stories, below the usual 20. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Congo. A year earlier, on 12 April 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Libya stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo93 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Syria69 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 74 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen65 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan65 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan372 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Darfur Sudan370 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 Washington US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1881 London UK175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1015 Manhattan US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readHong 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrunei: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about twice its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualMayrhofen, Austria -- rights & justice: 89 stories, carried by 97 outletsUtah County, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- rights & justice: 79 stories, carried by 83 outletsBicester, UK -- health: 44 stories, carried by 153 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsChibok, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 23 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 100 stories, carried by 53 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 12 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

● Austria warmth about twice usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● Eritrea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mayrhofen Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 89 stories ● Utah County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Salt Lake City US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 79 stories ● Bicester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 12,026 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 7,528 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,798 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,298 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,950 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,466 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 735 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 677 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 killed9,306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,728 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions433 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees344 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people displaced299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations271 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Romania Stories reporting people falling ill170 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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 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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