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48,646 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 day's news pointed at violence in Kabul, the cyclone in Fiji and illness in Montevideo. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 84 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFiji 78 in 100 of its 158 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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

127 of its 188 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 74 of Afghanistan's 127 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

123 of its 158 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Cyclone was named in 90 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding, storms and hurricane.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

40 of its 56 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Liberia

63 of its 88 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Monrovia accounted for 41 of Liberia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Tonga

13 of its 21 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Iran

Tehran accounted for 123 of Iran's 229 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Rwanda

36 of its 42 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Jamaica

82 of its 145 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Oman

40 of its 86 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Egypt (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Tonga (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Israel (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Ukraine (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Iran (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 8 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 48,646 stories about harm among 120,393 counted on 8 Apr.

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40 in every 100 of the day's 120,393 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 39. A year earlier, on 9 April 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 40 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Fiji78 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Vanuatu77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya73 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Yemen73 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Liberia72 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 50 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2458 Chicago US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 616 Wuhan China50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1162 Beijing China41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 New York US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 943

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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: 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 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: 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 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualNorthumbria, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsSouth Dakota, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 20 outletsDoncaster, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsMontana, US -- health: 45 stories, carried by 52 outletsPrince Edward Island, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 47 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 21 stories, carried by 35 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 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

● Northumbria UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● South Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Doncaster UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Prince Edward Island Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health84% 40,832 stories · about as usual Rights & justice5% 2,497 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,728 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 996 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 939 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 755 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 374 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 273 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 killed13,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees141 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people falling ill118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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