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32,071 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 protests in Kiev (Ukraine), people displaced in Armenia and illness in Monrovia. Liberia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVanuatu 99 in 100 of its 223 stories, usually 31
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

175 of its 240 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 66 of Kiev's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Plague was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

564 of its 795 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (43 stories). Natural hazards were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Liberia

189 of its 214 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Monrovia accounted for 176 of Liberia's 189 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

333 of its 575 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 284 of Egypt's 333 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Road crashes were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Poland

177 of its 257 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 163 of Poland's 177 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 156 of Warsaw's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

689 of its 1,322 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and gas explosion. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

221 of its 223 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Port Olry accounted for 118 of Vanuatu's 221 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Tsunami was named in 219 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and volcanic eruption.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

504 of its 850 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (440 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

181 of its 504 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Cholera was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

978 of its 1,141 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (254 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Vanuatu (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Argentina (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Finland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Saudi Arabia (44 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 3 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 32,071 stories about harm among 136,775 counted on 3 Apr.

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In Vanuatu's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Ukraine stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 136,775 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Liberia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu99 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Maldives96 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Liberia88 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Central African Republic86 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria86 in 100 of its 1,141 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brussels Belgium377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1325 Philadelphia US308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 851 Washington US265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 936 San Diego US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390 Warsaw Poland156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Liberia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 328 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as angry as the world's · 504 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as angry as the world's · 564 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 689 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 10,790 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 8,889 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,390 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 2,720 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Health7% 2,103 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Shelter & services3% 1,081 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,028 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 524 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 killed11,755 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting people injured4,726 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting people affected3,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Brazil and India

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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