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42,213 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 violence in Yerevan, illness in Kabul and abductions in Kashmir. Armenia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 92 in 100 of its 258 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Conflict & violence

Armenia

238 of its 258 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Yerevan accounted for 97 of Armenia's 238 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Philippines

Manila accounted for 209 of the Philippines' 495 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 70 of Bangladesh's 144 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: measles in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in UK (42 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); road crashes in India (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in China (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

36 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 40; 37 the day before
44 in 10036 in 10026 Mar2 Apr9 Apr16 Apr24 Apr26 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 10020 Apr: 38 in 10021 Apr: 37 in 10022 Apr: 37 in 10023 Apr: 37 in 10024 Apr: 36 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 42,213 stories about harm among 116,274 counted on 24 Apr.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 14 March 2020. Mexico's news mentioned measles more than ten times as often as usual. 36 in every 100 of the day's 116,274 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 40. In Armenia, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Armenia92 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Syria70 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Kashmir66 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2438 Beijing China59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Hollywood US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 New York US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 788 Atlanta US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier 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'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Armenia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 33,739 stories · less than usual (usually 83%) Rights & justice6% 2,670 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,735 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,393 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 968 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 754 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 411 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 293 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 killed11,697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,818 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,363 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations116 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions87 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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