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49,844 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 violence in Kabul, illness in Manila and a disaster in Puerto Rico. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 85 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 63 in 100 of its 750 stories, usually 48
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

99 of its 142 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 58 of Afghanistan's 99 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Philippines

572 of its 864 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Manila accounted for 251 of the Philippines' 572 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Uganda

61 of its 96 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kampala accounted for 40 of Uganda's 61 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Health

Sri Lanka

106 of its 204 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Pakistan

480 of its 758 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Armenia

77 of its 172 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Spain

437 of its 861 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

137 of its 248 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Vietnam (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tuberculosis in Australia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in US (82 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

41 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 36; 40 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 49,844 stories about harm among 122,768 counted on 2 Apr.

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41 in every 100 of the day's 122,768 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 36. In Afghanistan's news, mentions of the polio ran more than ten times their usual. On 3 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 41 today. Afghanistan's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 61%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico78 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran75 in 100 of its 405 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia67 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines66 in 100 of its 864 stories · usually 60 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2531 Manila Philippines75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Wuhan China58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 708 Manhattan US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Delhi India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 854

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: 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: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: 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: 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 lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualHertfordshire, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 68 stories, carried by 30 outletsLittle Rock, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsNevada, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 21 outletsSussex, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsPrince Edward Island, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 38 outletsNadda, India -- health: 21 stories, carried by 13 outletsPetersburg, Russia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 19 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

● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hertfordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 68 stories ● Little Rock US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Nevada US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Sussex Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health85% 42,036 stories · much more than usual (usually 78%) Rights & justice5% 2,442 stories · less than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents3% 1,681 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 989 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 878 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 803 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 454 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 361 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 killed13,111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,883 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations268 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions109 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angerabout as 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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