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48,242 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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Refugees in Nigeria, protests in Djibo (Burkina Faso) and the cyclone in the Solomon Islands drew the news. Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 85 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNigeria 63 in 100 of its 1,494 stories, usually 45
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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

Nigeria

936 of its 1,494 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Solomon Islands

18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Solomon Islands over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Israel

315 of its 531 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 169 of Israel's 315 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
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Health

Pakistan

501 of its 776 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ecuador

37 of its 55 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Guayaquil accounted for 29 of Ecuador's 37 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Sri Lanka

106 of its 212 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Russia

478 of its 1,070 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Armenia

70 of its 166 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Spain

414 of its 842 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Yemen (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Zimbabwe (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); tuberculosis in France (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Africa (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

40 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 48,242 stories about harm among 119,557 counted on 3 Apr.

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In the Solomon Islands' news, mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 40 in every 100 of the day's 119,557 stories, above the usual 37. A year earlier, on 4 April 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 40 today. In Nigeria, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Rwanda70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Bangladesh69 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Cuba69 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Iraq68 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 64 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2588 Delhi India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 782 San Francisco US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 New York US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 979 Wuhan China38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 713

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 readU.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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half 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'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than 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'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Ecuador few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 414 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health85% 40,831 stories · much more than usual (usually 79%) Rights & justice5% 2,356 stories · less than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents3% 1,470 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 929 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 824 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 781 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 455 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 400 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 killed12,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,012 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,468 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill152 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions116 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 softer 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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