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20,118 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 illness in Ambalavao, plane crash in Nepal and protests in Tehran (Iran). Libya's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMadagascar 98 in 100 of its 145 stories, usually 18
RegionSouth Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Madagascar

142 of its 145 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Ambalavao accounted for 93 of Madagascar's 142 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories). Outbreaks were named in 142 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with measles and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Ambalavao stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

243 of its 336 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Lukla accounted for 146 of Nepal's 243 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (172 stories). Plane crash was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Lukla stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

301 of its 488 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 82 of Tehran's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (56 stories). Drought was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

269 of its 347 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tripoli accounted for 266 of Libya's 269 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (211 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Russia

307 of its 1,121 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (232 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

28 of its 42 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 14 of Port-au-Prince's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Australia

689 of its 2,379 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (215 stories). Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

35 of its 52 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 18 of Algiers' 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Colombia

28 of its 45 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

249 of its 842 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Seychelles (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (1869 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Hong Kong (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Haiti (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Russia (55 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 14 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 20,118 stories about harm among 101,337 counted on 14 Apr.

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Madagascar's news was 98% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. of the day's 101,337 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual in Madagascar's news. On 14 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar98 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 18 · mostly health Somalia84 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique82 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 89 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria78 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 347 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Tehran Iran82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1002 Jerusalem Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Chibok Nigeria48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: 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: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'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 readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 269 stories about harm ● Finland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as angry as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 301 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 5,294 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents22% 4,325 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence21% 4,106 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,071 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,324 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 709 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 497 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 337 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 killed7,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,901 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting arrests2,345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations306 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Iran Stories reporting refugees271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill68 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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 harsher 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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