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48,194 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 the tsunami in Chile, people killed in Ghana and volcanic eruption in Congo. Congo's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination 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 mostArmenia 78 in 100 of its 615 stories, usually 26
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

161 of its 274 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Santiago accounted for 124 of Chile's 161 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (70 stories). Tsunami was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Health

Ghana

497 of its 1,395 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (373 stories). HIV was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Congo

121 of its 133 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (74 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,088 of its 1,891 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (287 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Paraguay

93 of its 106 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ciudad del Este accounted for 87 of Paraguay's 93 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

481 of its 615 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (242 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

258 of its 420 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (189 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

130 of its 180 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

162 of its 185 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Agua Caliente accounted for 137 of Guatemala's 162 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 136 of Agua Caliente's 137 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

175 of its 373 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (156 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Mexico (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Greece (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Norway (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Romania (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Saudi Arabia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 48,194 stories about harm among 220,252 counted on 24 Apr.

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Chile's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 220,252 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual in Chile's news. On 24 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Paraguay88 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala88 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Libya85 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 1,634 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France1343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1937 New Orleans US341 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Washington US280 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1794 Caracas Venezuela247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Boundary County US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'sLuxembourg: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEthiopia: 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'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 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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'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'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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Armenia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 481 stories about harm ● Cameroon about three times as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 936 stories about harm ● Paraguay about twice as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,729 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 11,263 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,260 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,040 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,649 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,524 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,021 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 711 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 killed16,824 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,095 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced343 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations281 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about a third of 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little less than 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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