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57,776 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 Khan Sheikhoun (Syria), illness in Paynesville and rights and justice in Darfur. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreenland 90 in 100 of its 72 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Syria

5,476 of its 6,465 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Khan Sheikhoun accounted for 1,935 of Syria's 5,476 stories about harm, carried by 981 outlets. 1,174 of Khan Sheikhoun's 1,935 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (1,108 stories). Poisoning was named in 127 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Khan Sheikhoun stories →
Health

Liberia

190 of its 288 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Paynesville accounted for 155 of Liberia's 190 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (136 stories). Bird flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with chikungunya, covid and flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Paynesville stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

186 of its 244 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Darfur accounted for 147 of Sudan's 186 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

317 of its 815 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. 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.

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

Venezuela

175 of its 286 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 154 of Venezuela's 175 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. 80 of Caracas' 154 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

155 of its 288 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Banjul accounted for 143 of the Gambia's 155 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,816 of its 3,949 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (781 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mali

98 of its 128 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

438 of its 1,519 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Heavy rain was named in 127 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts and tornadoes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Paraguay

22 of its 34 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 13 of Asuncion's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Korea (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (127 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (243 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Angola (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Denmark (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 57,776 stories about harm among 265,602 counted on 5 Apr.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 22 in every 100 of the day's 265,602 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In South Korea's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Syria for the second day running. A year earlier, on 5 April 2016, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greenland90 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria85 in 100 of its 6,465 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi82 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Colombia80 in 100 of its 462 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali77 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khan Sheikhoun Syria1174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1935 Idlib Syria587 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1804 Baton Rouge US401 stories about protests or strikes, of its 451 Washington US296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2342 Chicago US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1021

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'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: too little coverage to readU.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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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'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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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: 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'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'sLesotho: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAndorra: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: 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 three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 5,476 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 796 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 575 stories about harm ● Gambia about twice as fearful as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 17,608 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 12,844 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health17% 9,643 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 9,147 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,464 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,540 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,362 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,099 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 killed19,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,926 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,077 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,951 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions566 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting people displaced512 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more 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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