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34,352 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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Protests in Sandeng (Gambia), a disaster in Montevideo and people affected in Argentina drew the news. Argentina's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Greece and Lebanon → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUruguay 88 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 8
RegionEast Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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 →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

130 of its 151 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Sandeng accounted for 114 of the Gambia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 114 of Sandeng's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). HIV was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Sandeng stories →
Disasters & accidents

Uruguay

97 of its 110 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Montevideo accounted for 72 of Uruguay's 97 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Argentina

126 of its 306 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

141 of its 187 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

268 of its 414 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Handwara accounted for 211 of Kashmir's 268 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 139 of Handwara's 211 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

191 of its 480 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 69 of Ansan's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

2,335 of its 3,241 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,662 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 967 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with power cuts, storms and building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

90 of its 171 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 38 of Karbabad's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Displacement

Greece

1,394 of its 2,021 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Lesbos accounted for 1,252 of Greece's 1,394 stories about harm, carried by 910 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (636 stories).

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Health

Jordan

110 of its 265 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Japan (967 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Haiti (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Colombia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Nepal (11 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 16 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 34,352 stories about harm among 146,886 counted on 16 Apr.

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Gambia stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Greece and Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 146,886 stories, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uruguay88 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 8 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan87 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia86 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 13 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia75 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Japan72 in 100 of its 3,241 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US364 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1043 Lesbos Greece187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1252 Handwara Kashmir139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Cairo Egypt130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Sandeng Gambia114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCameroon: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUruguay: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNauru: 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

● Ethiopia about three times as angry as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Argentina about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Hungary few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 486 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Bahrain about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,411 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Conflict & violence19% 6,350 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,664 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Health15% 5,186 stories · much more than usual (usually 9%) Displacement6% 2,038 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,882 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 860 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 490 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 killed10,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,767 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people injured3,930 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting arrests3,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,012 at about three times the usual rate · most about Greece and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions755 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations270 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting people displaced268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill69 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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.

● Angera little less than 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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