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21,229 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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Protests in Rabat (Morocco), violence in Tripoli and heavy rain in Colombia drew the news. Libya's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Sri Lanka and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Russia and Australia →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 94 in 100 of its 5,848 stories, usually 24
RegionSouth Asia 62 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

94 of its 133 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Rabat accounted for 89 of Morocco's 94 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 88 of Rabat's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

216 of its 276 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tripoli accounted for 212 of Libya's 216 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Colombia

37 of its 64 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

24 of its 26 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Sri Lanka

5,492 of its 5,848 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Colombo accounted for 4,079 of Sri Lanka's 5,492 stories about harm, carried by 2,082 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (4,046 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

67 of its 171 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 13 of Manama's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

139 of its 282 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 69 of Ankara's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

France

428 of its 1,288 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 222 of Paris' 389 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (145 stories). Train derailment was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 125 of Iran's 196 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

179 of its 386 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Cuba (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Canada (55 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Iran (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 21,229 stories about harm among 94,158 counted on 21 Apr.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 18 March 2019. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 94,158 stories, above the usual 19. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Sri Lanka and the US. In Colombia's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. Morocco stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sri Lanka94 in 100 of its 5,848 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan82 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Mali78 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco71 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Khartoum Sudan193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 London UK171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Colombo Sri Lanka104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4079 Rabat Morocco88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessIsrael: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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 readGuatemala: 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: 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 lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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 lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDover, UK -- displacement: 13 stories, carried by 127 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 82 stories, carried by 120 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 118 outletsWashington State University, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 25 stories, carried by 137 outletsWichita, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 122 stories, carried by 94 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 25 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dover UK about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 13 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 82 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Washington State University US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 25 stories ● Wichita US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence40% 8,300 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice22% 4,629 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health13% 2,640 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,548 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,570 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 458 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 417 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 356 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 killed10,087 at about twice the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting people injured5,749 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting arrests3,868 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting people affected1,749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill119 at about three times the usual rate · most about Russia and Australia Stories reporting people displaced97 at about half the usual rate · most about Libya and the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Feara little more than 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.