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30,719 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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Violence in Prague, rights and justice in Bucharest and protests in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) drew the news. Romania's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 69 in 100 of its 652 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

448 of its 652 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Prague accounted for 431 of the Czechia's 448 stories about harm, carried by 734 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (443 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

120 of its 174 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Bucharest accounted for 110 of Romania's 120 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

144 of its 360 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 23 of Rio de Janeiro's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio de Janeiro stories →
Health

Cuba

31 of its 87 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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

Egypt

316 of its 455 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Cairo accounted for 186 of Egypt's 316 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

69 of its 91 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bamako accounted for 52 of Mali's 69 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 4,542 of Syria's 5,695 stories about harm, carried by 2,117 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Typhoon was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

61 of its 68 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Quito accounted for 47 of Ecuador's 61 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Rights & justice

Chile

44 of its 98 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

626 of its 983 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 196 of Gaza's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (418 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Malaysia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Canada (68 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (806 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 30,719 stories about harm among 121,937 counted on 14 Apr.

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In the Czechia, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Malaysia's news. of the day's 121,937 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan94 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Ecuador90 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Mali76 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt69 in 100 of its 455 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Romania69 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria1184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4542 Nablus Palestine218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Johannesburg South Africa212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Gaza Palestine196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Washington US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1095

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'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'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'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: 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 more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry 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

● South Africa about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 453 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as fearful as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 5,695 stories about harm ● Romania about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Mali about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 316 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 9,595 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice26% 7,942 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents15% 4,424 stories · about as usual Health15% 4,407 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,985 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,057 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 602 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 killed11,761 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people injured4,093 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people affected3,458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,965 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations489 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill105 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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 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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