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23,283 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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Violence in Ndjamena, respiratory illness in Türkiye and a disaster in Fiji drew the news. Chad's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 68 in 100 of its 175 stories, usually 55
RegionEast Asia 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 53
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Chad

30 of its 36 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ndjamena accounted for 24 of Chad's 30 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
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Health

Belgium

30 of its 49 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Brussels accounted for 27 of Belgium's 30 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets.

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Health

Peru

17 of its 26 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Canada

663 of its 1,477 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories).

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Health

Ukraine

36 of its 60 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

China

Wuhan accounted for 508 of China's 1,032 stories about harm, carried by 534 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories).

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UK

Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in France (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Australia (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in US (81 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in UK (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hepatitis in India (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

42 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 41; 40 the day before
44 in 10038 in 10021 Mar28 Mar4 Apr11 Apr19 Apr21 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 10019 Apr: 42 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 23,283 stories about harm among 55,769 counted on 19 Apr.

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Chad's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 42 in every 100 of the day's 55,769 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Chad. On 20 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 42 today. Chad's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%. This week the news turned most often to Fiji, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Türkiye68 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Syria68 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines66 in 100 of its 497 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Indonesia66 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 61 · mostly health China65 in 100 of its 1,592 stories · usually 60 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 915 Delhi India58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Beijing China56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Hampshire US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 New York US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 warmer than 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 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 angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSão Tomé: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier 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 about one and a half times as angry as 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 angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful 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'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 · 77 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 198 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 1,697 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 18,460 stories · less than usual (usually 84%) Rights & justice6% 1,325 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents5% 1,095 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence4% 837 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 743 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 355 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 192 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 189 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 killed8,322 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions48 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced47 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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.