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46,198 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 refugees in Bangladesh, a disaster in Vanuatu and protests in Riga (Latvia). Cameroon's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 83 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 74 in 100 of its 269 stories, usually 62
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Bangladesh

200 of its 269 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Cameroon

32 of its 52 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
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Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 45 of Afghanistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 178 of Israel's 328 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Heavy rain was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

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Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Ukraine

140 of its 234 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Guam

50 of its 81 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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South Korea

277 of its 467 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Seoul accounted for 153 of South Korea's 277 stories about harm, carried by 402 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Israel (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in UK (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in India (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

38 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 41; 39 the day before
44 in 10038 in 10018 Mar25 Mar1 Apr8 Apr16 Apr18 Mar: 39 in 10019 Mar: 40 in 10020 Mar: 40 in 10021 Mar: 41 in 10022 Mar: 43 in 10023 Mar: 40 in 10024 Mar: 40 in 10025 Mar: 41 in 10026 Mar: 41 in 10027 Mar: 41 in 10028 Mar: 43 in 10029 Mar: 44 in 10030 Mar: 41 in 10031 Mar: 40 in 1001 Apr: 40 in 1002 Apr: 41 in 1003 Apr: 40 in 1004 Apr: 42 in 1005 Apr: 44 in 1006 Apr: 41 in 1007 Apr: 40 in 1008 Apr: 40 in 1009 Apr: 39 in 10010 Apr: 41 in 10011 Apr: 43 in 10012 Apr: 44 in 10013 Apr: 42 in 10014 Apr: 40 in 10015 Apr: 39 in 10016 Apr: 38 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 46,198 stories about harm among 120,449 counted on 16 Apr.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 17 March 2020. Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Israel's news. On 17 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 38 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 38 in every 100 of the day's 120,449 stories, below the usual 41.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh74 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Yemen74 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Cuba71 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Libya71 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 67 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2086 Wuhan China70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 867 Michigan US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Hollywood US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Leelanau County US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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'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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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 readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little angrier than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSão Tomé: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier 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 fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry 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'sIceland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 145 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health83% 38,075 stories · about as usual Rights & justice6% 2,619 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,797 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 970 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 933 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 753 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 531 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 309 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 killed12,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,085 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,966 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees264 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Malaysia Stories reporting evacuations161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions106 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US

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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