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22,631 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 protests in Mbyo (Rwanda), heavy rain in Iran and refugees in France. Rwanda's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 90 in 100 of its 241 stories, usually 45
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

218 of its 241 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Mbyo accounted for 181 of Rwanda's 218 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. 108 of Mbyo's 181 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (131 stories). Drownings were named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Mbyo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

450 of its 663 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Heavy rain was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

France

485 of its 1,241 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

253 of its 601 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Drownings were named in 99 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Venezuela

239 of its 377 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Caracas accounted for 201 of Venezuela's 239 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. 166 of Caracas' 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Hunger was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

176 of its 325 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Diavata accounted for 131 of Greece's 176 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. 127 of Diavata's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Bahamas

22 of its 60 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

10 of its 16 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 3 of Minsk's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

163 of its 388 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 52 of Riyadh's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

62 of its 67 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Managua accounted for 53 of Nicaragua's 62 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 52 of Managua's 53 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in South Korea (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Kuwait (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in China (36 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 22,631 stories about harm among 114,396 counted on 6 Apr.

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People falling ill were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 114,396 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. In Rwanda's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Rwanda for the third day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua93 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda90 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique84 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 88 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia80 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 76 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Iran68 in 100 of its 663 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 547 Caracas Venezuela166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1070 Diavata Greece127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Mbyo Rwanda108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Rwanda about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● Maldives about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Estonia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 450 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 7,250 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 4,693 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 4,053 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,922 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,519 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 861 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 489 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 456 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 killed6,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill131 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced115 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Panama

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 softer than 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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