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32,889 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 the avalanche in Colombia, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Asuncion (Paraguay). Colombia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 91 in 100 of its 1,235 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

1,119 of its 1,235 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Mocoa accounted for 984 of Colombia's 1,119 stories about harm, carried by 782 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (949 stories). Avalanche was named in 956 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Mocoa stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

309 of its 339 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 243 of Somalia's 309 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (142 stories). Outbreaks were named in 146 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Paraguay

537 of its 936 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Asuncion accounted for 473 of Paraguay's 537 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. 464 of Asuncion's 473 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories).

Paraguay over 30 days → its stories → Asuncion stories →
Rights & justice

Netherlands

162 of its 428 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Plague was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

335 of its 519 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Ponorogo accounted for 223 of Indonesia's 335 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (262 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Korea

523 of its 756 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Seoul accounted for 480 of South Korea's 523 stories about harm, carried by 416 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

154 of its 171 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Norway

89 of its 260 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

111 of its 233 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lantau accounted for 96 of Hong Kong's 111 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. 88 of Lantau's 96 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

736 of its 1,891 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (102 stories). Hunger was named in 106 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with meningitis.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (507 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Italy (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Jordan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (106 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Ghana (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 1 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 32,889 stories about harm among 143,302 counted on 1 Apr.

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In Colombia, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 143,302 stories, above the usual 21. Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Colombia's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Over March, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in March 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia91 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia91 in 100 of its 1,235 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan90 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria84 in 100 of its 679 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 677 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Asuncion Paraguay464 stories about protests or strikes, of its 473 Caracas Venezuela326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 London UK268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 636 San Francisco US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 426 Seoul South Korea182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 480

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: 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 readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sParaguay: 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'sNorway: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Singapore about twice as warm as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 493 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 9,570 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 6,730 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence21% 6,667 stories · about as usual Health15% 4,935 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,826 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,426 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 627 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 475 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 killed10,831 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,768 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting people injured3,238 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting people displaced670 at about twice the usual rate · most about Somalia and Myanmar Stories reporting abductions668 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations370 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill132 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 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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