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52,336 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 protests in Maroua (Cameroon), building collapse in Ecuador and abductions in Afghanistan. Cameroon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostChile 57 in 100 of its 326 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

250 of its 316 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Maroua accounted for 163 of Cameroon's 250 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 108 of Maroua's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Maroua stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

2,329 of its 2,571 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (627 stories). Building collapse was named in 238 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

433 of its 581 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

239 of its 412 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Handwara accounted for 193 of Kashmir's 239 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 120 of Handwara's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (197 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

108 of its 198 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 58 of Sandeng's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

387 of its 733 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 148 of Jakarta's 232 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zambia

64 of its 163 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 28 of Lusaka's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

239 of its 284 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 135 of Somalia's 239 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Uruguay

50 of its 67 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: rabies in Australia (246 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in North Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (40 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in United Arab Emirates (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 52,336 stories about harm among 240,895 counted on 18 Apr.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about China and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 240,895 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In Australia's news, mentions of rabies ran more than ten times their usual. Cameroon stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador91 in 100 of its 2,571 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi85 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Cameroon79 in 100 of its 316 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen75 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1703 Latakia Syria256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Jerusalem Israel184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 900 Brasilia Brazil173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 London UK167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 629

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'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 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: 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'sLiberia: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice 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 twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: 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'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry 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

● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Cameroon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 975 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as angry as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Zambia about twice as fearful as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Indonesia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 387 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 15,217 stories · much less than usual (usually 36%) Conflict & violence20% 10,475 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents20% 10,029 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Health18% 9,157 stories · much more than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,848 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,581 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,153 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 890 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 killed16,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,038 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ecuador Stories reporting arrests6,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,008 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,237 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting refugees1,005 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Cameroon Stories reporting people displaced643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations629 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ecuador and China Stories reporting people falling ill198 at about three times the usual rate · most about China and the US

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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