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19,989 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 a disaster in Hualien, violence in Kigali and people killed in Sierra Leone. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 68 in 100 of its 330 stories, usually 37
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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

Taiwan

224 of its 330 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Hualien accounted for 132 of Taiwan's 224 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (130 stories).

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Hualien stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

53 of its 66 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kigali accounted for 26 of Rwanda's 53 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

24 of its 31 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kashmir

50 of its 127 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

164 of its 282 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tehran accounted for 89 of Iran's 164 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Antarctica

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Hong Kong

Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 121 of Palestine's 158 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Poland

39 of its 115 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Hong Kong (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Argentina (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Italy (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in US (914 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 19,989 stories about harm among 107,266 counted on 5 Apr.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Taiwan. of the day's 107,266 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Argentina's news mentioned the dengue about 8 times as often as usual. Taiwan's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 6 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda80 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 2,153 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan68 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan63 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 57 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 Baltimore US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Ashdod Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualBlackrock, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsChabahar, Iran -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsPennsylvania, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 34 stories, carried by 25 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 19 stories, carried by 21 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsChibok, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 33 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

● Blackrock UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 19 stories ● Kogi Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Chabahar Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 34 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,281 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice21% 4,210 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents21% 4,024 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence15% 2,867 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,072 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 999 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 797 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 359 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 killed5,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Austria

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
● 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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