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26,693 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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Most of the day's attention went to arrests in Hong Kong and Chad and people affected in Colombia. Hong Kong's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 81 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 76 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 48
RegionCentral Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

72 of its 95 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Colombia

33 of its 43 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Switzerland

91 of its 160 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Syria

58 of its 72 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

178 of its 486 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tsunami was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with earthquake. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

Tripoli accounted for 23 of Libya's 25 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Bulgaria

15 of its 29 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Malta

31 of its 58 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Ukraine (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Japan (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Germany (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

40 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 41; 38 the day before
44 in 10038 in 10020 Mar27 Mar3 Apr10 Apr18 Apr20 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 10017 Apr: 38 in 10018 Apr: 40 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 26,693 stories about harm among 66,765 counted on 18 Apr.

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In Colombia's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 40 in every 100 of the day's 66,765 stories, below the usual 41. On 19 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 40 today. In Hong Kong, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Hong Kong76 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Philippines67 in 100 of its 522 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Kashmir67 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 60 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US311 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1276 Beijing China53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Wuhan China40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 San Francisco US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199

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: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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 readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJersey: 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

● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 718 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health81% 21,559 stories · less than usual (usually 84%) Rights & justice6% 1,647 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,101 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 712 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 698 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 411 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 217 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 208 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 killed8,981 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,130 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced95 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions64 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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

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