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29,401 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 people injured in France and Kashmir and the cyclone in Vanuatu. France's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 83 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTrinidad & Tobago 65 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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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Health

France

288 of its 556 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Vanuatu over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

101 of its 149 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

537 of its 1,286 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). HIV was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Libya

40 of its 50 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ecuador

27 of its 39 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Guayaquil accounted for 24 of Ecuador's 27 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

89 of its 208 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dubai accounted for 77 of the United Arab Emirates' 89 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

US

11,256 of its 22,856 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

UK

1,961 of its 4,324 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Heatwave was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Russia

236 of its 546 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Gas explosion was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Russia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in UK (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in US (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

42 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 29,401 stories about harm among 69,974 counted on 4 Apr.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 42 in every 100 of the day's 69,974 stories, above the usual 37. Mentions of the cyclone ran about 8 times their usual in Vanuatu's news. On 5 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 42 today. France stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya80 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Bangladesh75 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Syria71 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Kashmir68 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia66 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 56 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1616 Wuhan China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 649 Chicago US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 San Francisco US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180

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'sVenezuela: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 grief-stricken than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier 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'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● France about three times as angry as the world's · 288 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health83% 24,425 stories · more than usual (usually 80%) Rights & justice5% 1,532 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Disasters & accidents3% 1,019 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 730 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services1% 425 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 277 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 176 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 killed9,182 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,303 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,201 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions63 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced57 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya

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 one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.