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33,041 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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A disaster in Colombo, protests in Lantau (Hong Kong) and violence in Kabul drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 86 in 100 of its 593 stories, usually 26
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

509 of its 593 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Colombo accounted for 403 of Sri Lanka's 509 stories about harm, carried by 468 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (343 stories). Natural hazards were named in 111 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

105 of its 176 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Lantau accounted for 98 of Hong Kong's 105 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. 94 of Lantau's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Lantau stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,212 of its 1,465 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 609 of Afghanistan's 1,212 stories about harm, carried by 751 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,049 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

174 of its 230 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Vienna accounted for 136 of Austria's 174 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories).

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

Syria

2,046 of its 2,398 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 469 of Madaya's 799 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,080 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

218 of its 250 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tripoli accounted for 180 of Libya's 218 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tanzania

38 of its 71 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

48 of its 124 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories). Tsunami was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

137 of its 150 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Outbreaks were named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

471 of its 1,168 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Cyclone was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Chile (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Sudan (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in El Salvador (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in India (183 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 33,041 stories about harm among 132,907 counted on 15 Apr.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US. of the day's 132,907 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Sri Lanka stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In Chile's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan91 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Libya87 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka86 in 100 of its 593 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria85 in 100 of its 2,398 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 1,465 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madaya Syria469 stories about protests or strikes, of its 799 Little Rock US468 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1368 Berkeley US422 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765 Aleppo Syria228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 695 Colombo Sri Lanka175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403

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'sVanuatu: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 readSpain: 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 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMali: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuinea-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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sEast Jerusalem: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Libya about three times as fearful as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as warm as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 1,212 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 2,046 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 699 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,393 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 8,539 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health14% 4,518 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents13% 4,275 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,307 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,486 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,064 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 945 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 killed13,086 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected5,049 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,651 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 one and a half times 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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