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24,643 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 violence in Berlin, protests in Ghouta (Syria) and people affected in Hungary. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGermany 67 in 100 of its 1,986 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Germany

1,321 of its 1,986 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Berlin accounted for 590 of Germany's 1,321 stories about harm, carried by 485 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,013 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Berlin stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

2,661 of its 3,144 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Ghouta accounted for 2,064 of Syria's 2,661 stories about harm, carried by 1,374 outlets. 1,267 of Ghouta's 2,064 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 511 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Ghouta stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

258 of its 1,087 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

80 of its 184 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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

Israel

1,025 of its 1,499 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 458 of Israel's 1,025 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (776 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

541 of its 789 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 314 of Palestine's 541 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 182 of Gaza's 314 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (248 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 10 of Freetown's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Libya

90 of its 104 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tripoli accounted for 83 of Libya's 90 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories).

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Rights & justice

Brazil

340 of its 756 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

61 of its 66 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bangui accounted for 60 of the Central African Republic's 61 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Saudi Arabia (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Singapore (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Italy (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Sierra Leone (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 24,643 stories about harm among 105,206 counted on 8 Apr.

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In Germany, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 105,206 stories, above the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Germany for the second day running. This week the news turned most often to Fiji, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Libya87 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Syria85 in 100 of its 3,144 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 789 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ghouta Syria1267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2064 Washington US329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 707 Gaza Palestine182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Jerusalem Israel170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 Islamabad Pakistan149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'sUnited States: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: 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'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 2,661 stories about harm ● Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Greece few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,025 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 6,661 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 6,442 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health16% 3,902 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,556 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,853 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 764 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 670 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 331 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 killed11,066 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured4,101 at about twice the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting arrests3,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions310 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting refugees282 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced128 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Ethiopia Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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