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34,782 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 day's news pointed at people affected in Puerto Rico, violence in Pyongyang and protests in Kigali (Rwanda). Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 62 in 100 of its 279 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

174 of its 279 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Tornadoes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

66 of its 138 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Pyongyang accounted for 59 of North Korea's 66 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

41 of its 80 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 19 of Kigali's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Health

Congo

74 of its 86 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bird flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Iran

324 of its 521 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 191 of Iran's 324 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

136 of its 227 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 90 of Nepal's 136 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 28 of Nicaragua's 32 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 27 of Managua's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

211 of its 552 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Singapore

142 of its 698 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

32 of its 118 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ghana (35 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in Libya (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in China (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 34,782 stories about harm among 191,013 counted on 2 Apr.

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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 191,013 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Ghana's news mentioned power cuts about 6 times as often as usual. Puerto Rico's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. On 2 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique91 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 88 · mostly health Congo86 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Yemen74 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 75 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 982 Sacramento US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Tomball US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Washington US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1349 Los Angeles US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 891

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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 readColombia: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer 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 angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 690 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,531 stories · about as usual Health23% 7,876 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,671 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,343 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,828 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,380 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 747 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 711 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 killed10,186 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees663 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting abductions554 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced269 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mozambique Stories reporting people falling ill74 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China 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
● Feara little less than 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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