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49,178 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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Violence in Gisuru, protests in Handwara (Kashmir) and people injured in Nepal drew the news. Nepal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 79 in 100 of its 760 stories, usually 50
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

79 of its 83 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Gisuru accounted for 55 of Burundi's 79 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Gisuru stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

165 of its 412 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 59 of Handwara's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Handwara stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

209 of its 370 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

601 of its 760 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 407 of Afghanistan's 601 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Austria

148 of its 354 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

155 of its 263 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 40 of Caracas' 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (113 stories).

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Health

Guam

25 of its 64 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Angola

78 of its 128 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

111 of its 159 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Brazil (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Cameroon (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in India (325 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Yemen (24 of its stories, more than ten 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 12 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 49,178 stories about harm among 253,129 counted on 12 Apr.

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In Brazil's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 253,129 stories, below the usual 21. Burundi's news was 95% about people being harmed, against a usual 69%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi95 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Micronesia88 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 760 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia79 in 100 of its 356 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic75 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 58 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US491 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1852 Colorado Springs US276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Jerusalem Israel235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 764 Aleppo Syria154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558 Charlotte US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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 readSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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 readChina: 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: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 876 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 281 stories about harm ● Nepal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Burundi about twice as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 18,359 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence22% 10,705 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,445 stories · about as usual Health10% 4,981 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,485 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,035 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,776 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,471 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 killed13,931 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,929 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,137 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about half 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 about as 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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