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45,503 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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People killed in Brazil, people displaced in Somalia and a disaster in Antarctica drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 85 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNigeria 65 in 100 of its 1,578 stories, usually 41
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Brazil

126 of its 267 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Flu was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

32 of its 42 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Indonesia

162 of its 270 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jakarta accounted for 88 of Indonesia's 162 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
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Health

Nigeria

1,025 of its 1,578 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Mali

32 of its 40 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Sudan

38 of its 52 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Egypt

108 of its 196 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

US

15,751 of its 32,724 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (1,013 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Spain

417 of its 873 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tsunami was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Sudan (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Iraq (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Zimbabwe (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); malaria in France (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); house fires in Israel (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

41 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 Mar. 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 45,503 stories about harm among 111,294 counted on 30 Mar.

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41 in every 100 of the day's 111,294 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 34. On 31 March 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 41 today. Brazil stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 71 · mostly health Sudan73 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Iran69 in 100 of its 338 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Kashmir67 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Philippines67 in 100 of its 791 stories · usually 57 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2090 Manhattan US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516 New York US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 933 Delhi India45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 664 Wuhan China42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 754

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Micronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCyprus: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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'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 readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as 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'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'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 417 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 201 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 232 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health85% 38,592 stories · much more than usual (usually 75%) Rights & justice4% 1,981 stories · much less than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents3% 1,475 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Conflict & violence2% 945 stories · less than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 837 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 778 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 378 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 304 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 killed12,375 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected2,895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,569 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees152 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions66 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mali

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

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little less 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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