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21,716 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 the avalanche in Nepal, protests in Mogadishu (Somalia) and illness in Taipei. Somalia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry 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 mostTaiwan 66 in 100 of its 88 stories, usually 51
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 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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Nepal

38 of its 51 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
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Saudi Arabia

169 of its 283 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
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Ecuador

26 of its 33 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Guayaquil accounted for 22 of Ecuador's 26 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Peru

27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

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Belarus

14 of its 25 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Germany

165 of its 345 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Nigeria

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Meningitis was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Iraq

Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Italy (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Israel (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in India (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

39 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 40; 37 the day before
44 in 10036 in 10028 Mar4 Apr11 Apr18 Apr26 Apr28 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 10026 Apr: 39 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 21,716 stories about harm among 56,132 counted on 26 Apr.

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Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Nepal's news. of the day's 56,132 news stories, 39 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 40. the news turned to Nepal for the second day running. A year earlier, on 27 April 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 39 today. In Nepal, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 59% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen76 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Nepal75 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Kashmir69 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan66 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 51 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1001 Jerusalem Israel62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 490 Beijing China25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Berlin Germany22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 54 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Yemen: 76 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Türkiye: 53 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Taiwan: 66 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Syria: 69 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)South Africa: 50 in 100 of its 443 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Somalia: 73 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Saudi Arabia: 60 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Philippines: 63 in 100 of its 436 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Peru: 66 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Pakistan: 58 in 100 of its 568 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Nigeria: 64 in 100 of its 1,140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Nepal: 75 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Libya: 64 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Liberia: 70 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Israel: 52 in 100 of its 560 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Iraq: 64 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Indonesia: 60 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Ghana: 57 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Ethiopia: 61 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Egypt: 52 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Ecuador: 79 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Cuba: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)China: 54 in 100 of its 1,445 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Bangladesh: 62 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Algeria: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Afghanistan: 72 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)China: 54 in 100 of its 1,445 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 39)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 39 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Nigeria 64 in 100 of its 1,140 stories · mostly health ● Yemen 76 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 72 in 100 of its 96 stories · mostly health ● Philippines 63 in 100 of its 436 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 69 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 62 in 100 of its 209 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 17,201 stories · less than usual (usually 83%) Rights & justice7% 1,414 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 933 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 685 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 676 stories · about as usual Shelter & services1% 320 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 191 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 174 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 killed7,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,072 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured862 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions63 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced60 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● 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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