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21,744 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 Tripoli, protests in Beirut (Lebanon) and people displaced in Valletta drew the news. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 74 in 100 of its 368 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Libya

98 of its 166 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tripoli accounted for 91 of Libya's 98 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

37 of its 80 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 13 of Beirut's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Displacement

Malta

147 of its 211 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Valletta accounted for 125 of Malta's 147 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories).

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Rights & justice

UK

1,236 of its 5,624 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

South Sudan

111 of its 115 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Juba accounted for 104 of South Sudan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

164 of its 216 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 46 of Masyaf's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Somalia

50 of its 62 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 18 of Mogadishu's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

43 of its 82 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 42 of Tirana's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

71 of its 74 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Srebrenica accounted for 69 of Bosnia's 71 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

433 of its 720 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Ramallah accounted for 316 of Palestine's 433 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (68 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Belgium (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Somalia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 21,744 stories about harm among 111,794 counted on 13 Apr.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 19 in every 100 of the day's 111,794 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Libya. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 13 April 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan97 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia96 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Congo92 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Somalia81 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Darfur Sudan174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Phoenix US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Minneapolis US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Amritsar India118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277

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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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 readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Bosnia about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Spain about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 111 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,515 stories · about as usual Health21% 4,486 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 4,313 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,307 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,217 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 698 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 275 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 killed6,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,411 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people affected2,293 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill221 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions190 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Kenya

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 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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