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24,864 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 Jammu, people affected in Armenia and protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Armenia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostChile 66 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 67 of Kashmir's 118 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

59 of its 93 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Congo

20 of its 22 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

22 of Riyadh's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Chile

41 of its 62 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Palestine

49 of its 69 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 27 of Palestine's 49 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Jamaica

58 of its 112 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ecuador

15 of its 17 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Ireland (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Russia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in China (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in India (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in US (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

37 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 40; 36 the day before
44 in 10036 in 10027 Mar3 Apr10 Apr17 Apr25 Apr27 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 1007 Apr: 40 in 1008 Apr: 40 in 1009 Apr: 39 in 10010 Apr: 41 in 10011 Apr: 43 in 10012 Apr: 44 in 10013 Apr: 42 in 10014 Apr: 40 in 10015 Apr: 39 in 10016 Apr: 38 in 10017 Apr: 38 in 10018 Apr: 40 in 10019 Apr: 42 in 10020 Apr: 38 in 10021 Apr: 37 in 10022 Apr: 37 in 10023 Apr: 37 in 10024 Apr: 36 in 10025 Apr: 37 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 24,864 stories about harm among 67,530 counted on 25 Apr.

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The news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 10 times their usual in Nepal's news. of the day's 67,530 news stories, 37 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 40. On 26 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 37 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Palestine71 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Kashmir68 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Nepal66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1210 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Atlanta US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Delhi India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 426 Manhattan US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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 readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 33 outletsGateshead, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 10 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 38 stories, carried by 25 outletsRhode Island, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 87 stories, carried by 62 outletsWyoming, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 51 stories, carried by 53 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 17 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

● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Gateshead UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories ● Rhode Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 87 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 19,736 stories · less than usual (usually 83%) Rights & justice7% 1,697 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,021 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 723 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 710 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 428 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 207 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 181 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 killed8,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions67 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced61 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 harsher 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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