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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
30,610 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 Dhaka (Bangladesh), deaths in Funchal and people displaced in Tripoli. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 45 in 100 of its 255 stories, usually 23
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

199 of its 398 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 128 of Bangladesh's 199 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. 70 of Dhaka's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Portugal

114 of its 255 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Funchal accounted for 97 of Portugal's 114 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories). Natural hazards were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Funchal stories →
Displacement

Libya

284 of its 384 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tripoli accounted for 275 of Libya's 284 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

273 of its 645 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Heavy rain was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse and storms.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Mexico

238 of its 721 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 69 of Mexico City's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

184 of its 207 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

30 of its 64 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 13 of Phnom Penh's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

30 of its 59 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

UK

1,834 of its 6,950 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 310 of Northern Ireland's 497 stories were about protests or strikes. Wildfires were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 14 of Rangoon's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Congo (43 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Botswana (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Germany (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 30,610 stories about harm among 161,748 counted on 19 Apr.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 161,748 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Congo's news, mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran about three times their usual. On 19 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. Bangladesh's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali89 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua84 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice Yemen74 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya74 in 100 of its 384 stories · usually 56 · mostly displacement Mozambique72 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Northern Ireland UK310 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 London UK291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Jerusalem Israel127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Khartoum Sudan109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 694

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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: 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 lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 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: 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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 readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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 lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualPalestine: 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 usualFort Mcmurray, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 23 stories, carried by 42 outletsFar North Region, Cameroon -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsWichita, US -- health: 42 stories, carried by 41 outletsBlackrock, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 12 outletsBelgrade, -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 30 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsLuang Namtha, Laos -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsChelmsford, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 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

● Cyprus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Fort Mcmurray Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 23 stories ● Far North Region Cameroon about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories ● Wichita US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 42 stories ● Blackrock US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Belgrade about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 8,580 stories · about as usual Health21% 6,438 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 6,164 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence17% 5,079 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,719 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 951 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 682 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 417 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 killed9,758 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,788 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees312 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting evacuations261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions203 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced151 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Libya Stories reporting people falling ill109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France

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 about as 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.