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What the world's news said happened to people.
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40,286 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 Causeway Bay (Hong Kong), illness in Kuajok and people displaced in Tripoli. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 79 in 100 of its 284 stories, usually 21
RegionSouth Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

158 of its 325 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 30 of Causeway Bay's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Causeway Bay stories →
Health

South Sudan

83 of its 97 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kuajok accounted for 62 of South Sudan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Measles was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Kuajok stories →
Displacement

Libya

216 of its 273 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tripoli accounted for 203 of Libya's 216 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

2,754 of its 3,065 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Colombo accounted for 1,871 of Sri Lanka's 2,754 stories about harm, carried by 1,262 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

120 of its 227 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 81 of Kashmir's 120 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

223 of its 284 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

417 of its 775 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (345 stories). 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.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

294 of its 563 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

106 of its 125 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 22 of Yangon's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories).

its stories →
Shelter & services

Cyprus

35 of its 82 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Flooding was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (211 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Korea (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mozambique (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Cyprus (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in United Arab Emirates (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 40,286 stories about harm among 202,051 counted on 24 Apr.

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In South Sudan's news, mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 202,051 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Hong Kong, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. On 24 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sri Lanka90 in 100 of its 3,065 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan86 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Myanmar85 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique79 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 84 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo79 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 74 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Francisco US387 stories about protests or strikes, of its 784 Washington US225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1186 London UK204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 537 Beijing China197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Northern Ireland UK167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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'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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 387 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 367 stories about harm ● Armenia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as angry as the world's · 2,754 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 294 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 217 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,672 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,841 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 8,721 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,350 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,343 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,325 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 756 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 629 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 killed12,359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations464 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting refugees397 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting people falling ill131 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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