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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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

usually 20; 19 the day before
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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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: no storiesBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 49 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tajikistan: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sweden: 50 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 562 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 84 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Slovakia: 84 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 77 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 1,121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Paraguay: 74 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 992 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 93 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 72 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 82 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malta: 34 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Madagascar: 98 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 78 in 100 of its 347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 1,465 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 1,203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 57 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 62 in 100 of its 488 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 36 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 67 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 29 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 30 in 100 of its 842 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 44 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 63 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 62 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brazil: 27 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Australia: 29 in 100 of its 2,379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 67 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 1,203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 1,203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 1,203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Madagascar 98 in 100 of its 145 stories · mostly health ● Libya 78 in 100 of its 347 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 78 in 100 of its 197 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 72 in 100 of its 336 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Iran 62 in 100 of its 488 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 60 in 100 of its 562 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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