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50,570 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 protests in Handwara (Kashmir) and arrests in the Netherlands and Cyprus. Kashmir'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 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 75 in 100 of its 487 stories, usually 27
RegionSouth Asia 29 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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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

364 of its 487 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Handwara accounted for 255 of Kashmir's 364 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 152 of Handwara's 255 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about three times 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 →
Conflict & violence

Netherlands

326 of its 924 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (96 stories). Accidents were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Cyprus

98 of its 169 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

470 of its 731 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Beirut accounted for 426 of Lebanon's 470 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (214 stories).

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

Burundi

Bujumbura accounted for 99 of Burundi's 131 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. 78 of Bujumbura's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 774 of Syria's 1,346 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (332 stories). Wildfires were named in 37 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

66 of its 86 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

85 of its 134 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

888 of its 1,365 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (209 stories). Storms were named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

63 of its 90 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Papua New Guinea (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Greenland (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Angola (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Qatar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Spain (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 50,570 stories about harm among 258,988 counted on 13 Apr.

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Papua New Guinea's news mentioned plane crash more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 258,988 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Kashmir stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kashmir.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Micronesia88 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Guinea86 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 78 · mostly health Yemen79 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador77 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 1,776 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US388 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1781 Chicago US351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 744 Boston US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 Cairo Egypt190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Beijing China155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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 readEcuador: 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 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Netherlands about twice as fearful as the world's · 326 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as angry as the world's · 624 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 740 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 364 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 150 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice44% 21,755 stories · much more than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence20% 10,164 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,402 stories · about as usual Health10% 4,929 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,079 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,677 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,387 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,290 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 killed13,845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,097 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,312 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,198 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations138 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill77 at about the usual rate

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
● Griefa little less 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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