← 24 Apr Thursday 25 April 2019 · to 23:59 UTC 26 Apr →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
40,028 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.

How to read these numbers →

Protests in Raqqa (Syria), violence in Colombo and plane crash in Mexico drew the news. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Indonesia → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 62 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Syria

343 of its 426 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Raqqa accounted for 128 of Syria's 343 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 70 of Raqqa's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (226 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

2,201 of its 2,581 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Colombo accounted for 1,609 of Sri Lanka's 2,201 stories about harm, carried by 964 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (99 stories). Extreme cold was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

391 of its 960 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (170 stories). Plane crash was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

306 of its 339 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Tropical storm was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge, typhoon and hurricane.

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

Algeria

67 of its 96 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Algiers accounted for 53 of Algeria's 67 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 47 of Algiers' 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Czechia

50 of its 166 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 31 of Prague's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

214 of its 293 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tripoli accounted for 200 of Libya's 214 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

New Zealand

484 of its 1,054 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (97 stories). Earthquake was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

119 of its 233 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Anantnag accounted for 83 of Kashmir's 119 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

121 of its 196 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (61 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Czechia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (119 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (114 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
23 in 10018 in 10027 Mar3 Apr10 Apr17 Apr25 Apr27 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 10011 Apr: 19 in 10012 Apr: 19 in 10013 Apr: 19 in 10014 Apr: 20 in 10015 Apr: 19 in 10016 Apr: 18 in 10017 Apr: 19 in 10018 Apr: 18 in 10019 Apr: 19 in 10020 Apr: 20 in 10021 Apr: 23 in 10022 Apr: 21 in 10023 Apr: 20 in 10024 Apr: 20 in 10025 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 40,028 stories about harm among 203,702 counted on 25 Apr.

Read the day's briefing

Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 203,702 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Nepal's news mentioned the earthquake about 6 times as often as usual. Syria's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 61%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique90 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 84 · mostly disasters & accidents Bosnia90 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka85 in 100 of its 2,581 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 426 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 649 Washington US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1390 Tokyo Japan167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Orlando US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Paris France105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSão Tomé: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAmerican Samoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,201 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 174 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,786 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health24% 9,543 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence19% 7,506 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,051 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,250 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,402 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,088 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 710 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 killed12,778 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations790 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced293 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill204 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.