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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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
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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.

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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 lessParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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 lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 lessFrance: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 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: 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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 readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readSweden: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualLas Cruces, US -- health: 108 stories, carried by 139 outletsMariposa, Mexico -- disasters & accidents: 45 stories, carried by 57 outletsAnardara, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 47 outletsMankato, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBanja Luka, Bosnia -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 25 outletsSarajevo, Bosnia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 21 outletsBali, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 27 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

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bosnia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Las Cruces US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 108 stories ● Mariposa Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 45 stories ● Anardara Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● Mankato US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Banja Luka Bosnia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories

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?

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