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50,509 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 people killed in Saudi Arabia, people injured in Somalia and illness in Tehran. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 85 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTurkmenistan 73 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 24
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Saudi Arabia

215 of its 354 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Flu was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

66 of its 94 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Iran

Tehran accounted for 122 of Iran's 247 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Nigeria

913 of its 1,497 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Russia

470 of its 1,015 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (167 stories). Ebola was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Israel

361 of its 638 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Wildfires were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

119 of its 285 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dubai accounted for 102 of the United Arab Emirates' 119 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

Azerbaijan

48 of its 99 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Belgium

98 of its 197 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Brussels accounted for 64 of Belgium's 98 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Guam

64 of its 140 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Malaysia (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Israel (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Thailand (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Germany (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in Japan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

40 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 50,509 stories about harm among 127,110 counted on 1 Apr.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 40 in every 100 of the day's 127,110 stories, above the usual 35. Mentions of the flu ran about 6 times their usual in Saudi Arabia's news. A year earlier, on 2 April 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 40 today. Saudi Arabia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. Over March, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in March 2019.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria75 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 71 · mostly health Iran71 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Somalia70 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh67 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2769 Manhattan US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Wuhan China56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 774 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1009 Delhi India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 961

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMexico: 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 lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualHertfordshire, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsUkhia, Bangladesh -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsBirkhall, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 46 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 96 stories, carried by 98 outletsColorado, US -- health: 30 stories, carried by 29 outletsSussex, Canada -- health: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsUmuahia, Nigeria -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 21 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Hertfordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Ukhia Bangladesh about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories ● Birkhall UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 96 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health85% 42,814 stories · much more than usual (usually 77%) Rights & justice4% 2,208 stories · less than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents4% 1,834 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 895 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 870 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 831 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 445 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 364 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 killed13,446 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations313 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees164 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions59 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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

● Angera little less 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.