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46,044 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 deaths in Montevideo, protests in Pyongyang (North Korea) and illness in Freetown. Türkiye's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUruguay 84 in 100 of its 81 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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

Uruguay

68 of its 81 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Montevideo accounted for 68 of Uruguay's 68 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

135 of its 333 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 87 of Pyongyang's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

250 of its 459 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Freetown accounted for 218 of Sierra Leone's 250 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

612 of its 1,116 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Flooding was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Djibouti

94 of its 174 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Arta accounted for 93 of Djibouti's 94 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

185 of its 314 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Beirut accounted for 152 of Lebanon's 185 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (107 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bulgaria

66 of its 146 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Bird flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Western Sahara

17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

219 of its 514 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Oil spill was named in 153 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

937 of its 1,480 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 295 of Jerusalem's 453 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Indonesia (153 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Greece (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Uganda (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); bird flu in Bulgaria (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Hungary (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 46,044 stories about harm among 220,489 counted on 5 Apr.

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In Uruguay, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 220,489 stories, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US. For the second day running, the news turned to Uruguay. On 5 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uruguay84 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 22 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen68 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 1,237 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar66 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Israel63 in 100 of its 1,480 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sacramento US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Jerusalem Israel295 stories about protests or strikes, of its 453 El Paso US288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Washington US261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1639 Madrid Spain207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: 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 readCzech Republic: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice 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'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Bulgaria about three times as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Uruguay about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 459 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,431 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health23% 10,523 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 7,440 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,484 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,501 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,739 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 939 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 832 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 killed13,537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions533 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced229 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting evacuations210 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people falling ill163 at about three times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US

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.

● 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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