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31,586 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Lima (Peru), violence in Mogadishu and drownings in Greece. Mexico's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMicronesia 93 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

Peru

142 of its 218 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 24 of Lima's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

270 of its 302 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 218 of Somalia's 270 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

362 of its 616 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (208 stories). Drownings were named in 221 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

422 of its 1,064 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (291 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

398 of its 700 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 206 of Dhaka's 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

1,404 of its 1,739 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Brussels accounted for 1,399 of Belgium's 1,404 stories about harm, carried by 1,108 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,072 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

338 of its 620 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cairo accounted for 272 of Egypt's 338 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 145 of Cairo's 272 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Micronesia

125 of its 135 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Fanadik accounted for 76 of Micronesia's 125 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (121 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

167 of its 228 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 106 of Tharrawaddy's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (129 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

131 of its 217 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Venezuela (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Kenya (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Ireland (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Australia (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (49 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 31,586 stories about harm among 151,939 counted on 9 Apr.

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In Greece's news, mentions of drownings ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 151,939 stories, as usual. Peru's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Micronesia93 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen90 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia89 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium81 in 100 of its 1,739 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 631 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Paris France159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Cairo Egypt145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1370 Tharrawaddy Myanmar106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 90 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 32 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Micronesia: 93 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guam: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 60 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Turkmenistan: 51 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 70 in 100 of its 804 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 631 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Switzerland: 30 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 89 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Singapore: 27 in 100 of its 567 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 47 in 100 of its 379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 1,160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Qatar: 41 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Peru: 65 in 100 of its 218 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Paraguay: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Papua New Guinea: 60 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 1,464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Norway: 36 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,613 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 31 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Namibia: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Montenegro: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 40 in 100 of its 1,064 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 53 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Liberia: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lesotho: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 67 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 72 in 100 of its 1,209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 1,080 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 64 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 61 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greece: 59 in 100 of its 616 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Fiji: 42 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eritrea: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 55 in 100 of its 620 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Djibouti: 44 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Denmark: 33 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Costa Rica: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 81 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cameroon: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 73 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bolivia: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Belgium: 81 in 100 of its 1,739 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 57 in 100 of its 700 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Azerbaijan: 53 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Armenia: 56 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Algeria: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,021 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 1,080 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 1,080 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 60 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 1,080 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 90 in 100 of its 322 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 89 in 100 of its 302 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Belgium 81 in 100 of its 1,739 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 78 in 100 of its 631 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Micronesia 93 in 100 of its 135 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 72 in 100 of its 1,209 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice42% 12,972 stories · much more than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence26% 8,211 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,348 stories · about as usual Health7% 2,177 stories · less than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,703 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,218 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 892 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 473 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 killed9,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,175 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting people affected3,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,422 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions761 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees712 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced520 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Egypt Stories reporting evacuations137 at about half the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.