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42,547 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 protests in la Paz (Bolivia), the cyclone in Fiji and rights and justice in Mopti. Mali's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBolivia 87 in 100 of its 175 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

153 of its 175 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. la Paz accounted for 78 of Bolivia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 75 of la Paz's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

200 of its 324 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (120 stories). Cyclone was named in 157 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mali

129 of its 151 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mopti accounted for 86 of Mali's 129 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mopti stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

271 of its 368 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kunduz accounted for 180 of Afghanistan's 271 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kunduz stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

84 of its 91 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

430 of its 668 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 98 of Gaza's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (238 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

232 of its 629 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Oil spill was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

693 of its 1,522 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

794 of its 2,489 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 430 of Mexico City's 434 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (112 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

374 of its 1,188 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Heavy rain was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Argentina (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Indonesia (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Greenland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Malaysia (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 42,547 stories about harm among 208,544 counted on 3 Apr.

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Bolivia stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 208,544 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. A year earlier, on 3 April 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia87 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Mali85 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Somalia77 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 368 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US439 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1418 Mexico City Mexico430 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Jerusalem Israel329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 620 Johannesburg South Africa242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Delhi India202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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 readMonaco: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPitcairn: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNauru: 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

● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 693 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 271 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 130 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 13,130 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health20% 8,440 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,344 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,120 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,662 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,737 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,542 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 744 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 killed13,773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,050 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Malaysia Stories reporting abductions538 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations343 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced305 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill96 at about twice 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.

● Angerabout as 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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