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37,997 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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Protests in Ngozi (Burundi), arrests in Saudi Arabia and violence in Damascus drew the news. Syria's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 74 in 100 of its 171 stories, usually 62
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 3 of Ngozi's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Ngozi stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

213 of its 356 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

167 of its 219 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Damascus accounted for 125 of Syria's 167 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

El Salvador

20 of its 25 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

126 of its 171 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kulgam accounted for 54 of Kashmir's 126 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

112 of its 141 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

356 of its 695 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Ebola was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Yemen

Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Yemen (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (94 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); ebola in South Africa (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Iran (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

37 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 40; 39 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 37,997 stories about harm among 103,517 counted on 27 Apr.

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Of the day's 103,517 news stories, 37 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 40. Yemen's news mentioned flooding about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 28 April 2019, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 37 today. In Burundi, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir74 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen72 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 74 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1786 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Wuhan China47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 496 Delhi India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 839

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 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessItaly: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualColchester, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 18 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 57 stories, carried by 54 outletsCheltenham, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 21 outletsWyoming, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 78 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 191 stories, carried by 176 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 27 stories, carried by 53 outletsLe Castellet, France -- health: 19 stories, carried by 22 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

● Colchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 57 stories ● Cheltenham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Wyoming US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 30,181 stories · less than usual (usually 83%) Rights & justice7% 2,522 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,506 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,196 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,024 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 690 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 329 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 315 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 killed10,898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,503 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions75 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 about as 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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