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36,531 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 protests in Algiers (Algeria), the hurricane in Mozambique and the earthquake in Thailand. New Zealand's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCyprus 79 in 100 of its 169 stories, usually 23
RegionSouth Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

120 of its 152 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Algiers accounted for 112 of Algeria's 120 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 107 of Algiers' 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (80 stories).

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

454 of its 475 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Pemba accounted for 168 of Mozambique's 454 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Hurricane was named in 145 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon, power cuts and storm surge.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Pemba stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

87 of its 342 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

New Zealand

515 of its 1,284 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Earthquake was named in 95 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cyprus

134 of its 169 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Jersey

105 of its 217 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Belgium

130 of its 288 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

59 of its 114 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Heatwave was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatstroke.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Anguilla

36 of its 76 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Norway

62 of its 256 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 11 of Oslo's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (40 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drownings in Antarctica (53 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in Cambodia (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (60 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hypothermia in Nepal (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ghana (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 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 26 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 36,531 stories about harm among 191,742 counted on 26 Apr.

Read the day's briefing

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 191,742 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Algeria stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. Mentions of drownings ran about 7 times their usual in Antarctica's news. On 26 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique96 in 100 of its 475 stories · usually 83 · mostly disasters & accidents Sri Lanka85 in 100 of its 2,504 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus79 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 23 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Algeria79 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Syria71 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US672 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1636 Colombo Sri Lanka293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1479 London UK160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 760 Northern Ireland UK139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Khartoum Sudan129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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 readSouth 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'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMali: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEgypt: 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'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times 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 angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAnguilla: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about twice as warm 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

● Jersey about twice as warm as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Belgium about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Cyprus about twice as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,119 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 256 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 105 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,985 stories · about as usual Health23% 8,169 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,167 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,515 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,215 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,203 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 827 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 674 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 killed11,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees341 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill102 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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