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29,314 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Doha (Qatar), violence in Jasenovac and illness in Monrovia. Croatia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and the DR Congo → Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Qatar → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 84 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 8
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

Qatar

257 of its 346 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Doha accounted for 226 of Qatar's 257 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. 166 of Doha's 226 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (183 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Conflict & violence

Croatia

138 of its 165 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Jasenovac accounted for 132 of Croatia's 138 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Jasenovac stories →
Health

Liberia

120 of its 134 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Monrovia accounted for 106 of Liberia's 120 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Displacement

DR Congo

82 of its 83 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Garamba accounted for 76 of the DR Congo's 82 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

DR Congo over 30 days → its stories → Garamba stories →
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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

757 of its 916 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Caracas accounted for 587 of Venezuela's 757 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. 552 of Caracas' 587 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Armenia

138 of its 266 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories). Earthquake was named in 61 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.

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Rights & justice

Israel

406 of its 624 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (207 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

1,325 of its 2,927 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (559 stories). Train derailment was named in 306 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Germany

388 of its 1,249 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 66 of Berlin's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

762 of its 927 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Idlib accounted for 554 of Syria's 762 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Romania (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in France (306 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ghana (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Netherlands (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10024 Mar31 Mar7 Apr14 Apr22 Apr24 Mar: 21 in 10025 Mar: 22 in 10026 Mar: 26 in 10027 Mar: 21 in 10028 Mar: 20 in 10029 Mar: 20 in 10030 Mar: 21 in 10031 Mar: 21 in 1001 Apr: 23 in 1002 Apr: 25 in 1003 Apr: 22 in 1004 Apr: 21 in 1005 Apr: 22 in 1006 Apr: 21 in 1007 Apr: 24 in 1008 Apr: 25 in 1009 Apr: 27 in 10010 Apr: 22 in 10011 Apr: 22 in 10012 Apr: 20 in 10013 Apr: 21 in 10014 Apr: 23 in 10015 Apr: 25 in 10016 Apr: 25 in 10017 Apr: 23 in 10018 Apr: 20 in 10019 Apr: 21 in 10020 Apr: 21 in 10021 Apr: 22 in 10022 Apr: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 29,314 stories about harm among 127,118 counted on 22 Apr.

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In Qatar, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 13% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 127,118 stories, as usual. Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and the DR Congo.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

DR Congo99 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 42 · mostly displacement Afghanistan94 in 100 of its 1,401 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia90 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Tunisia86 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Croatia84 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 8 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela552 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Washington US331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1141 Idlib Syria223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 554 Kabul Afghanistan218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 536 Paris France203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1089

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'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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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'sEcuador: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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 a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 1,311 stories about harm ● Croatia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Liberia about three times as fearful as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,325 stories about harm ● DR Congo about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 190 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 7,992 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice28% 7,990 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health17% 4,965 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,764 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,830 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,042 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 842 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 336 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 killed10,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,582 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people affected3,698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,186 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and the DR Congo Stories reporting abductions783 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Qatar Stories reporting evacuations452 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Qatar and the US Stories reporting people displaced113 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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