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46,864 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 illness in Tokyo, violence in Kabul and the cyclone in Fiji. 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 84 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFiji 82 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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

372 of its 896 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tokyo accounted for 246 of Japan's 372 stories about harm, carried by 512 outlets. Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 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

Afghanistan

148 of its 203 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 99 of Afghanistan's 148 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Fiji

64 of its 78 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Cyclone was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

27 of its 52 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Health

Bangladesh

128 of its 195 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Dhaka accounted for 76 of Bangladesh's 128 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Iran

Tehran accounted for 89 of Iran's 184 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Guam

92 of its 118 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Health

Yemen

126 of its 146 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Kazakhstan

34 of its 55 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Tonga (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Congo (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Brazil (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in India (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

39 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 46,864 stories about harm among 118,834 counted on 9 Apr.

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Of the day's 118,834 news stories, 39 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 10 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 39 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Fiji82 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Guam78 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Palestine76 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2452 New York US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 910 Wuhan China46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 837 Chicago US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 483 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 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 readSão 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 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNamibia: 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 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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 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 lessGhana: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 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 lessYemen: warmth about its own usualVanuatu: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSolomon Islands: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualHertfordshire, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsBridport, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 42 outletsMiramichi, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 85 outletsMontana, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 23 outletsDistrict of Columbia, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsSunnybrook, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 99 stories, carried by 126 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 · 15 stories ● Bridport UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Miramichi Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● District of Columbia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health84% 39,079 stories · about as usual Rights & justice5% 2,420 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,647 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 954 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 930 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 854 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 498 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 277 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 killed12,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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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