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22,164 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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Landslides in Indonesia, violence in Darfur and protests in Yangon (Myanmar) drew the news. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 66 in 100 of its 210 stories, usually 50
RegionSouth Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

139 of its 210 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with cyclone, flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

64 of its 107 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Darfur accounted for 54 of Sudan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 27 of Myanmar's 46 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 24 of Yangon's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Nepal

32 of its 56 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kathmandu accounted for 20 of Nepal's 32 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

78 of its 90 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 41 of Mozambique's 78 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Russia

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness and ebola. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Norway

63 of its 152 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Barbados

16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Rights & justice

Liberia

24 of its 51 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Russia (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in New Zealand (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Iceland (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Saudi Arabia (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in India (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 22,164 stories about harm among 89,069 counted on 6 Apr.

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25 in every 100 of the day's 89,069 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 6 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 41 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique87 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar84 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia66 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan60 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 832 Moscow Russia53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Chicago US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 New York US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Northern Ireland UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualTennessee, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 30 outletsLas Vegas, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 38 stories, carried by 30 outletsTripoli, Libya -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsSouth Yorkshire, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 25 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 78 outletsBijapur, India -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 14 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

● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Las Vegas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 38 stories ● Tripoli Libya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 12,482 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice18% 3,941 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,964 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,502 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 863 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 551 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 315 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 313 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 killed5,625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,880 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iceland Stories reporting people displaced141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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.

● Angera little less than 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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