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What the world's news said happened to people.
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41,894 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 Managua (Nicaragua), people displaced in Bratislava and people affected in the Czechia. Oman's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Russia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostOman 58 in 100 of its 903 stories, usually 9
RegionNorth America 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

103 of its 166 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Managua accounted for 96 of Nicaragua's 103 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 92 of Managua's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Displacement

Slovakia

111 of its 126 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bratislava accounted for 86 of Slovakia's 111 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Rights & justice

Czechia

82 of its 252 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Oman

521 of its 903 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (220 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Armenia

232 of its 463 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Yerevan accounted for 202 of Armenia's 232 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 176 of Yerevan's 202 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

74 of its 276 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 62 of Buenos Aires' 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Netherlands

120 of its 536 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 59 of Amsterdam's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

200 of its 353 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 178 of Nepal's 200 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories).

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Health

Hungary

155 of its 370 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Ebola was named in 132 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Sweden

227 of its 618 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Hungary (132 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Eswatini (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (140 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Austria (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 41,894 stories about harm among 199,676 counted on 20 Apr.

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In Hungary's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 199,676 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Russia. For the second day running, the news turned to Nicaragua. Nicaragua stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi92 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Slovakia88 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 35 · mostly displacement Mali80 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar71 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Yemen68 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Littleton US560 stories about protests or strikes, of its 889 Washington US371 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1349 Gaza Palestine366 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 Ocala US358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Jerusalem Israel288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 639

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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 readSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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'sMauritania: 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'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'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'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sOman: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than 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'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as fearful as 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Argentina about twice as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Liberia about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Oman about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 521 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 548 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,257 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health22% 8,911 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 8,055 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents11% 4,557 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,063 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,591 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 951 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 killed13,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees649 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions401 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill228 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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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