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29,206 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 news turned to plane crash in Cuba, landslides in Kyrgyzstan and protests in Skopje (North Macedonia). Kyrgyzstan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts 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 mostKyrgyzstan 73 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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 →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cuba

247 of its 408 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Havana accounted for 216 of Cuba's 247 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories). Plane crash was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kyrgyzstan

122 of its 167 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 118 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

389 of its 600 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Caracas accounted for 332 of Venezuela's 389 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. 324 of Caracas' 332 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (235 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Poland

130 of its 243 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 113 of Poland's 130 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 88 of Warsaw's 113 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Liberia

54 of its 72 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

183 of its 498 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 120 of Sao Paulo's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

202 of its 217 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Mayun accounted for 138 of Yemen's 202 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Netherlands

78 of its 205 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Mexico (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Czechia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Ghana (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10031 Mar7 Apr14 Apr21 Apr29 Apr31 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 10027 Apr: 20 in 10028 Apr: 20 in 10029 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 29,206 stories about harm among 145,207 counted on 29 Apr.

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Cuba stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. In Kyrgyzstan's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 145,207 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 850 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 628 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia75 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 41 · mostly health North Macedonia74 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Pyongyang North Korea330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Caracas Venezuela324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Washington US274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1072 Moscow Russia237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Ramallah Palestine198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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 readSaudi Arabia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: 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'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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: 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'sBahamas: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 · 217 stories about harm ● Bahamas about twice as warm as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 671 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Kyrgyzstan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 480 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,944 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 6,281 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health18% 5,198 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,940 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,106 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 954 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 648 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 381 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 killed9,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,628 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees468 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions227 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations169 at about half the usual rate · most about Kyrgyzstan and the US Stories reporting people displaced166 at about half the usual rate · most about the Bahamas and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill81 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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