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53,844 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 violence in Petersburg, protests in Idlib (Syria) and a disaster in Mocoa. Colombia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 60 in 100 of its 6,385 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Russia

3,845 of its 6,385 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Petersburg accounted for 3,197 of Russia's 3,845 stories about harm, carried by 1,652 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,674 stories). Avalanche was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Petersburg stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

3,632 of its 4,154 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Idlib accounted for 2,655 of Syria's 3,632 stories about harm, carried by 1,295 outlets. 1,964 of Idlib's 2,655 stories were about protests or strikes. Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

565 of its 738 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mocoa accounted for 457 of Colombia's 565 stories about harm, carried by 394 outlets. Hepatitis was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera, chickenpox and whooping cough. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Mocoa stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

65 of its 154 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Banjul accounted for 55 of the Gambia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories).

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

Venezuela

306 of its 450 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 258 of Venezuela's 306 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 242 of Caracas' 258 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Montenegro

12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 10 of Pusti Lisac's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

279 of its 772 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 109 of Riyadh's 215 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (33 stories). Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Botswana

60 of its 121 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). HIV was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

511 of its 1,576 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Cyclone was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms.

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Protests & strikes

French Guiana

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 7 of Guiana's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Botswana (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Angola (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Italy (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Jamaica (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 53,844 stories about harm among 255,484 counted on 4 Apr.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 255,484 stories, as usual. Russia's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. For the second day running, the news turned to Russia. Botswana's news mentioned HIV about 5 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria87 in 100 of its 4,154 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia77 in 100 of its 738 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen71 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Congo71 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela68 in 100 of its 450 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Idlib Syria1964 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2655 Washington US436 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2100 San Diego US355 stories about protests or strikes, of its 435 Caracas Venezuela242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Riyadh Saudi Arabia109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215

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: 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 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSomalia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: 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 readCôte 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 3,632 stories about harm ● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Colombia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 565 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Croatia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 11 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 16,367 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 11,976 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health19% 9,816 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 7,869 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,061 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,545 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,315 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 940 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 killed17,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,545 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and Syria Stories reporting arrests6,002 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees945 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Syria Stories reporting abductions679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations355 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill98 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 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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