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21,229 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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Protests in Rabat (Morocco), violence in Tripoli and heavy rain in Colombia drew the news. Libya's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Sri Lanka and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Russia and Australia →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 94 in 100 of its 5,848 stories, usually 24
RegionSouth Asia 62 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

94 of its 133 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Rabat accounted for 89 of Morocco's 94 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 88 of Rabat's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

216 of its 276 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tripoli accounted for 212 of Libya's 216 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

37 of its 64 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

24 of its 26 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

5,492 of its 5,848 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Colombo accounted for 4,079 of Sri Lanka's 5,492 stories about harm, carried by 2,082 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (4,046 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

67 of its 171 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 13 of Manama's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

139 of its 282 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 69 of Ankara's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

France

428 of its 1,288 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 222 of Paris' 389 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (145 stories). Train derailment was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 125 of Iran's 196 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

179 of its 386 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Cuba (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Canada (55 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Iran (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 21,229 stories about harm among 94,158 counted on 21 Apr.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 18 March 2019. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 94,158 stories, above the usual 19. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Sri Lanka and the US. In Colombia's news, mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual. Morocco stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. This week the news turned most often to Libya, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sri Lanka94 in 100 of its 5,848 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan82 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Mali78 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco71 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Khartoum Sudan193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 London UK171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Colombo Sri Lanka104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4079 Rabat Morocco88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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 readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 179 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence40% 8,300 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice22% 4,629 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health13% 2,640 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,548 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,570 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 458 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 417 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 356 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 killed10,087 at about twice the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting people injured5,749 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting arrests3,868 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting people affected1,749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill119 at about three times the usual rate · most about Russia and Australia Stories reporting people displaced97 at about half the usual rate · most about Libya and the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Feara little more than 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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