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19,517 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Moscow, protests in Jakarta (Indonesia) and landslides in the Philippines. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 48 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Russia

801 of its 2,370 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 415 of Russia's 801 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Accidents were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

68 of its 170 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 16 of Jakarta's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

334 of its 739 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, tropical storm and heavy rain.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Lebanon

41 of its 93 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

South Africa

426 of its 1,010 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 153 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

57 of its 91 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jenin accounted for 32 of Palestine's 57 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

65 of its 131 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Canada

Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Singapore

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

64 of its 132 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 51 of Taiwan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Somalia (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Singapore (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 19,517 stories about harm among 84,534 counted on 12 Apr.

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South Africa's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 84,534 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 12 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. Russia stood out: 34% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia69 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine63 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iran50 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan48 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 27 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 653 Moscow Russia116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Kyiv Ukraine60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Brooklyn US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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 readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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 lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readSweden: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualSouth Carolina, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 43 outletsArlon, Belgium -- health: 10 stories, carried by 33 outletsVermont, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsTamil Nadu, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsCabo Delgado, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsKanam, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 25 outletsKelowna, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 44 stories, carried by 41 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

● South Carolina US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Arlon Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Tamil Nadu India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Cabo Delgado Mozambique about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,420 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,338 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,367 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence12% 2,286 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,233 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 672 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 564 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 430 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 killed3,937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees337 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations148 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Greece

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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