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46,864 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 news turned to illness in Tokyo, violence in Kabul and the cyclone in Fiji. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 84 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFiji 82 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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

Japan

372 of its 896 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tokyo accounted for 246 of Japan's 372 stories about harm, carried by 512 outlets. Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

148 of its 203 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 99 of Afghanistan's 148 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

64 of its 78 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Cyclone was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

27 of its 52 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Health

Bangladesh

128 of its 195 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Dhaka accounted for 76 of Bangladesh's 128 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Iran

Tehran accounted for 89 of Iran's 184 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Guam

92 of its 118 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Health

Yemen

126 of its 146 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Kazakhstan

34 of its 55 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Tonga (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Congo (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Brazil (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in India (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

39 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 46,864 stories about harm among 118,834 counted on 9 Apr.

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Of the day's 118,834 news stories, 39 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 10 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 39 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Fiji82 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Guam78 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Palestine76 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2452 New York US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 910 Wuhan China46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 837 Chicago US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 483 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599

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'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'sGuam: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: 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 twice as grief-stricken 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'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Syria about 4 times as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 337 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health84% 39,079 stories · about as usual Rights & justice5% 2,420 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,647 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 954 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 930 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 854 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 498 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 277 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 killed12,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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
● 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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