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What the world's news said happened to people.
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49,073 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 news turned to refugees in Bangladesh, violence in Brazzaville and protests in Lahore (Pakistan). Pakistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTurkmenistan 87 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

330 of its 776 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Poisoning was named in 144 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

75 of its 116 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Brazzaville accounted for 62 of Congo's 75 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Brazzaville stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

138 of Lahore's 257 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Albania

85 of its 106 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Shkodra accounted for 78 of Albania's 85 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (64 stories).

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

Fiji

300 of its 350 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (90 stories). Flooding was named in 175 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and tropical storm.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

112 of its 150 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Darfur accounted for 87 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

31 of its 65 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Hepatitis was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

Brussels accounted for 485 of Belgium's 502 stories about harm, carried by 358 outlets. Tornadoes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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: flooding in Fiji (175 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Japan (58 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hepatitis in Singapore (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 18 the day before
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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 49,073 stories about harm among 263,145 counted on 6 Apr.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Fiji's news mentioned flooding about 9 times as often as usual. Bangladesh's news was 43% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. of the day's 263,145 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu89 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Turkmenistan87 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 11 · mostly health Fiji86 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Albania80 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 28 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sudan75 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1942 Lahore Pakistan138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Cairo Egypt123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Charleston US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Charlotte US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: 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'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'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 957 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 226 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 30 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 18,447 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence20% 9,729 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health12% 5,669 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,550 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,854 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,910 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,699 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,110 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 killed14,112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,496 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations716 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Fiji Stories reporting people displaced517 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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