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24,864 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 Jammu, people affected in Armenia and protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Armenia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostChile 66 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Health

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 67 of Kashmir's 118 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

59 of its 93 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Congo

20 of its 22 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

22 of Riyadh's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Chile

41 of its 62 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Palestine

49 of its 69 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 27 of Palestine's 49 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets.

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Health

Jamaica

58 of its 112 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ecuador

15 of its 17 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Ireland (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Russia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in China (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in India (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in US (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

37 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 40; 36 the day before
44 in 10036 in 10027 Mar3 Apr10 Apr17 Apr25 Apr27 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 10025 Apr: 37 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 24,864 stories about harm among 67,530 counted on 25 Apr.

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The news turned to Kashmir for the second day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 10 times their usual in Nepal's news. of the day's 67,530 news stories, 37 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 40. On 26 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 37 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria80 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Palestine71 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Kashmir68 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Nepal66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1210 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Atlanta US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Delhi India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 426 Manhattan US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sUkraine: 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'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'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: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sFiji: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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'sN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than 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 angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSão Tomé: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sParaguay: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than 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'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontserrat: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 19,736 stories · less than usual (usually 83%) Rights & justice7% 1,697 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,021 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 723 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 710 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 428 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 207 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 181 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 killed8,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions67 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced61 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 harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.