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44,548 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 illness in Tokyo, wildfires in Rwanda and flooding in Vanuatu. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 85 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVanuatu 94 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 48
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
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

Japan

525 of its 1,111 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tokyo accounted for 395 of Japan's 525 stories about harm, carried by 609 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (234 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

57 of its 77 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

75 of its 80 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hurricane.

Vanuatu over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Afghanistan

105 of its 145 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 64 of Afghanistan's 105 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Cameroon

36 of its 56 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Ecuador

44 of its 57 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Guayaquil accounted for 36 of Ecuador's 44 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Nigeria

960 of its 1,603 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

42 of its 95 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

44 of its 51 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Ukraine (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Belgium (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Egypt (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (81 of its stories, about three times its usual).

41 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 38; 44 the day before
44 in 10027 in 1008 Mar15 Mar22 Mar29 Mar6 Apr8 Mar: 28 in 1009 Mar: 27 in 10010 Mar: 28 in 10011 Mar: 29 in 10012 Mar: 31 in 10013 Mar: 33 in 10014 Mar: 36 in 10015 Mar: 37 in 10016 Mar: 37 in 10017 Mar: 38 in 10018 Mar: 39 in 10019 Mar: 40 in 10020 Mar: 40 in 10021 Mar: 41 in 10022 Mar: 43 in 10023 Mar: 40 in 10024 Mar: 40 in 10025 Mar: 41 in 10026 Mar: 41 in 10027 Mar: 41 in 10028 Mar: 43 in 10029 Mar: 44 in 10030 Mar: 41 in 10031 Mar: 40 in 1001 Apr: 40 in 1002 Apr: 41 in 1003 Apr: 40 in 1004 Apr: 42 in 1005 Apr: 44 in 1006 Apr: 41 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 44,548 stories about harm among 108,253 counted on 6 Apr.

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In Vanuatu's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 41 in every 100 of the day's 108,253 stories, above the usual 38. On 7 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 41 today. In Japan, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu94 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen86 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Ecuador77 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Rwanda74 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2128 Manhattan US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 New York US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1079 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Wuhan China35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 551

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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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): 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualSussex, UK -- health: 101 stories, carried by 215 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsNadda, India -- health: 36 stories, carried by 27 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 68 stories, carried by 35 outletsFreeport, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 14 outletsNorfolk, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsHagersville, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsSussex, Canada -- health: 13 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

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

Warmest events

● Sussex UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 101 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Nadda India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 68 stories ● Freeport US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health85% 37,530 stories · more than usual (usually 81%) Rights & justice5% 2,001 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Disasters & accidents3% 1,527 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 1,060 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 993 stories · about as usual Shelter & services1% 551 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 377 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 320 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 killed12,926 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected2,760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,563 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions81 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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