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53,381 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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Protests in Skopje (North Macedonia), violence in Kupwara and snowstorms in Nepal drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 56 in 100 of its 732 stories, usually 21
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

North Macedonia

408 of its 732 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Skopje accounted for 386 of North Macedonia's 408 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. 386 of Skopje's 386 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (344 stories).

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

374 of its 554 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kupwara accounted for 272 of Kashmir's 374 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Kupwara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

175 of its 347 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Snowstorms were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

308 of its 519 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Senegal

150 of its 239 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dakar accounted for 142 of Senegal's 150 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 95 of Dakar's 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

730 of its 958 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Caracas accounted for 568 of Venezuela's 730 stories about harm, carried by 451 outlets. 528 of Caracas' 568 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (335 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Czechia

35 of its 198 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 18 of Prague's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Damascus accounted for 1,397 of Syria's 1,874 stories about harm, carried by 696 outlets. 1,016 of Damascus' 1,397 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (306 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

26 of its 55 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 22 of Ouagadougou's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

57 of its 96 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 3 of Port-au-Prince's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Ethiopia (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Switzerland (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Italy (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Denmark (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 53,381 stories about harm among 266,759 counted on 27 Apr.

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North Macedonia's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. On 27 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 266,759 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 785 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela76 in 100 of its 958 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan75 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 77 · mostly displacement Yemen69 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 554 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria1016 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1397 Berkeley US846 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1444 Caracas Venezuela528 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568 Skopje North Macedonia386 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Washington US314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2341

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'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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: 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 readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than 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'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 374 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 612 stories about harm ● Czechia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 451 stories about harm ● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,746 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,874 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 16,214 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 11,753 stories · about as usual Health19% 9,808 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,239 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,431 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,908 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,470 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,337 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 killed16,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,317 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and North Macedonia Stories reporting refugees1,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced543 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations482 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting abductions426 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about a third 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less 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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