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22,785 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 protests in Khartoum (Sudan), flooding in Libya and rights and justice in Mitsero. 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 three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Sri Lanka →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 93 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 35
RegionSouth Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

202 of its 271 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Khartoum accounted for 131 of Sudan's 202 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 131 of Khartoum's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Displacement

Libya

183 of its 248 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tripoli accounted for 170 of Libya's 183 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Flooding was named in 19 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 →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

155 of its 167 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Mitsero accounted for 101 of Cyprus' 155 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Mitsero stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

146 of its 235 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jakarta accounted for 84 of Indonesia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Flooding was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

75 of its 157 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (66 stories). Avalanche was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

54 of its 109 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 17 of Stockholm's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

89 of its 202 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 50 of Hong Kong Island's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

438 of its 452 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 85%. Pemba accounted for 340 of Mozambique's 438 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Hurricane was named in 277 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

1,569 of its 1,725 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Colombo accounted for 835 of Sri Lanka's 1,569 stories about harm, carried by 517 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

161 of its 205 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (67 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 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.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mozambique (277 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Germany (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in France (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 28 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 22,785 stories about harm among 97,905 counted on 28 Apr.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 17 March 2019. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Sri Lanka. of the day's 97,905 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Mozambique's news mentioned the hurricane about 6 times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Algeria, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique97 in 100 of its 452 stories · usually 85 · mostly disasters & accidents Cyprus93 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Sri Lanka91 in 100 of its 1,725 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan75 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Diego US794 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2550 Khartoum Sudan131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Seattle US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1206 Chicago US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439

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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 lessBelize: 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 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 48 outletsMissouri River, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 101 stories, carried by 100 outletsHubli, India -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 122 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 31 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- rights & justice: 12 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

● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 49 stories ● Missouri River US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Illinois US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Madrid Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 101 stories ● Hubli India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 6,070 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence26% 5,940 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents20% 4,449 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health15% 3,409 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,366 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 507 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 380 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 359 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 killed10,476 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka Stories reporting people injured5,481 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka Stories reporting arrests2,973 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations285 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and Libya Stories reporting refugees277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.