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48,242 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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Refugees in Nigeria, protests in Djibo (Burkina Faso) and the cyclone in the Solomon Islands drew the news. Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 85 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNigeria 63 in 100 of its 1,494 stories, usually 45
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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

Nigeria

936 of its 1,494 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Solomon Islands

18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Solomon Islands over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Israel

315 of its 531 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 169 of Israel's 315 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
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Health

Pakistan

501 of its 776 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ecuador

37 of its 55 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Guayaquil accounted for 29 of Ecuador's 37 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Sri Lanka

106 of its 212 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Russia

478 of its 1,070 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 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

Armenia

70 of its 166 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Spain

414 of its 842 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Yemen (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Zimbabwe (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); tuberculosis in France (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Africa (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

40 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 37; 41 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 48,242 stories about harm among 119,557 counted on 3 Apr.

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In the Solomon Islands' news, mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 40 in every 100 of the day's 119,557 stories, above the usual 37. A year earlier, on 4 April 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 40 today. In Nigeria, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Rwanda70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Bangladesh69 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Cuba69 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Iraq68 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 64 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2588 Delhi India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 782 San Francisco US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 New York US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 979 Wuhan China38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 713

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 lessIreland: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: 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 lessCôte 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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 readGuam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHertfordshire, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsGrassy Narrows, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 31 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsBirkhall, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsLubbock, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsCalhoun County, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 31 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- health: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 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 one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Grassy Narrows Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Birkhall UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Lubbock US 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% 40,831 stories · much more than usual (usually 79%) Rights & justice5% 2,356 stories · less than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents3% 1,470 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 929 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 824 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 781 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 455 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 400 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 killed12,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,012 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,468 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill152 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions116 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
● 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.