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40,543 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 rights and justice in Vienna, deaths in Valletta and the hunger in South Sudan. Austria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 65 in 100 of its 260 stories, usually 19
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Austria

169 of its 260 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vienna accounted for 150 of Austria's 169 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Malta

129 of its 240 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Valletta accounted for 120 of Malta's 129 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

89 of its 111 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Hunger was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

274 of its 555 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 118 of Dhaka's 177 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (100 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

72 of its 76 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bangui accounted for 72 of the Central African Republic's 72 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mali

141 of its 170 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Dioura accounted for 109 of Mali's 141 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Damascus accounted for 2,971 of Syria's 4,316 stories about harm, carried by 1,782 outlets. 1,696 of Damascus' 2,971 stories were about protests or strikes. Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Finland

167 of its 270 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

131 of its 155 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 75 of Yemen's 131 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Hungary

302 of its 1,146 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Landslides were named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (80 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in Hungary (47 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Iraq (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (61 of its stories, about three 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 9 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 40,543 stories about harm among 191,783 counted on 9 Apr.

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Austria stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 191,783 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual in South Sudan's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic95 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen85 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mali83 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan80 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 5,441 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria1696 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2971 Philadelphia US582 stories about protests or strikes, of its 918 Khan Sheikhoun Syria251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Jerusalem Israel218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Washington US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 799

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'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'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'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: 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'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 Africa: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Austria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 4,316 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Finland about twice as fearful as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 141 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,808 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 8,985 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,267 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 4,541 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,354 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,404 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 753 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 610 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 killed15,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,824 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees478 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions415 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations310 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill122 at about three times 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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