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46,488 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 protests in la Paz (Bolivia), deaths in Montevideo and rights and justice in Skopje. Bolivia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUruguay 86 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 12
RegionNorth America 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

114 of its 144 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. la Paz accounted for 96 of Bolivia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 92 of la Paz's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Uruguay

90 of its 105 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Montevideo accounted for 87 of Uruguay's 90 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Israel

1,154 of its 2,024 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 405 of Jerusalem's 600 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (141 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

172 of its 216 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 48 of Manyu's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Western Sahara

47 of its 58 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

77 of its 144 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 53 of Kigali's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

23 of its 31 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

258 of its 627 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (176 stories). Oil spill was named in 158 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Indonesia (158 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Tonga (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zambia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Bangladesh (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Switzerland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 46,488 stories about harm among 216,528 counted on 4 Apr.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Bolivia. of the day's 216,528 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Bolivia stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 4 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic98 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay86 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 12 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Western Sahara81 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 10 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Cameroon80 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Bolivia79 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US838 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1968 San Bruno US445 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3342 Jerusalem Israel405 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 Memphis US391 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Beijing China203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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 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'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGuinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: 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'sCrimea: 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 readAnguilla: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: 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 · 87 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 519 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Uruguay about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Western Sahara few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,667 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health19% 8,668 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 8,071 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,284 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,307 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,040 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,499 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 925 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 killed14,710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,403 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests5,775 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,631 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees705 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations306 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the Central African Republic Stories reporting people falling ill56 at about the usual rate

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 much 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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