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18,059 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 day's news pointed at arrests in Hungary, a disaster in Mandalay and violence in Gaza. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIceland 64 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Rights & justice

Hungary

35 of its 97 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 11 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.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

150 of its 168 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Mandalay accounted for 98 of Myanmar's 150 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Dengue was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

160 of its 239 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 124 of Palestine's 160 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Health

China

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iceland

32 of its 50 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Grindavik accounted for 29 of Iceland's 32 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

98 of its 243 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

87 of its 197 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 56 of Iran's 87 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 21 of Haiti's 22 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lithuania

48 of its 70 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

49 of its 68 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in South Korea (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Greece (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Malaysia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in US (482 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 18,059 stories about harm among 101,484 counted on 2 Apr.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 101,484 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 2 April 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar89 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen72 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Lithuania69 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland64 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 734 Manhattan US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Jerusalem Israel46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Boston US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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 lessRomania: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: 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 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsKathua, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsOrlando, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsBiddeford, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 54 stories, carried by 24 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Kathua Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Chhattisgarh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Orlando US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Biddeford US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 5,698 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice24% 4,309 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,561 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,802 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 772 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 698 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 432 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 365 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 killed3,886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions283 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bermuda

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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