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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,990 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 protests in Khartoum (Sudan), violence in Tripoli and illness in Sanaa. Libya's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 87 in 100 of its 1,715 stories, usually 43
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

339 of its 416 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Khartoum accounted for 303 of Sudan's 339 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. 291 of Khartoum's 303 stories were about protests or strikes. Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

754 of its 1,099 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tripoli accounted for 724 of Libya's 754 stories about harm, carried by 658 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (281 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Yemen

309 of its 351 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 253 of Yemen's 309 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Cholera was named in 204 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

398 of its 520 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 266 of Afghanistan's 398 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

1,486 of its 1,715 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 1,020 of Iran's 1,486 stories about harm, carried by 782 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Turkmenistan

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

89 of its 340 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 38 of Warsaw's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

205 of its 515 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 67 of Brumadinho's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (95 stories).

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Rights & justice

South Africa

512 of its 1,522 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (192 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Mozambique (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Latvia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Malaysia (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Malawi (11 of its stories, about 7 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 8 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 34,990 stories about harm among 178,101 counted on 8 Apr.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 178,101 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Yemen's news mentioned the cholera about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 8 April 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Sudan, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 64% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 351 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Iran87 in 100 of its 1,715 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador84 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 53 · mostly food & livelihood Sudan81 in 100 of its 416 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda79 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Washington US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1606 Tehran Iran141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1020 Ramallah Palestine135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Tripoli Libya127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 724

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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 readPortugal: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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

● Iran about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 1,486 stories about harm ● Rwanda about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 754 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 398 stories about harm ● Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 339 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,663 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,418 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 7,184 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,094 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,005 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,039 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 918 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 killed9,361 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting arrests4,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees743 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about El Salvador and the US Stories reporting people displaced448 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Libya and the US Stories reporting evacuations408 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions275 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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