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51,619 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 Minsk (Belarus), deaths in Kwajalein Atoll and people killed in Thailand. Thailand's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMarshall Islands 83 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 13
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

145 of its 223 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Minsk accounted for 138 of Belarus' 145 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 136 of Minsk's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories).

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

442 of its 909 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (285 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Ukraine

204 of its 448 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Brazil

225 of its 761 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 77 of Rio de Janeiro's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 413 of Venezuela's 506 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 352 of Caracas' 413 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (364 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Liberia

116 of its 202 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

133 of its 287 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Snowstorms were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.

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Conflict & violence

Paraguay

94 of its 140 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Ciudad del Este accounted for 86 of Paraguay's 94 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

470 of its 594 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (262 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ghana (117 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in Niger (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Nepal (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Somalia (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10028 Mar4 Apr11 Apr18 Apr26 Apr28 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 10023 Apr: 22 in 10024 Apr: 22 in 10025 Apr: 21 in 10026 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 51,619 stories about harm among 261,900 counted on 26 Apr.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 20 March 2017. Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. In Belarus, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 261,900 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi87 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo85 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Marshall Islands83 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 13 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Iraq79 in 100 of its 594 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan78 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 78 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela352 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413 San Francisco US347 stories about protests or strikes, of its 919 Washington US258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1829 Boston US249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 766 Seoul South Korea211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: 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 readN. 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'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'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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChristmas Island: 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

● Norway few stories about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,252 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 131 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 15,792 stories · about as usual Health21% 10,630 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence20% 10,276 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,772 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,767 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,807 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,275 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,059 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 killed15,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,007 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,632 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting refugees858 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions488 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations473 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced379 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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