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37,997 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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Protests in Ngozi (Burundi), arrests in Saudi Arabia and violence in Damascus drew the news. Syria's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 74 in 100 of its 171 stories, usually 62
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 3 of Ngozi's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Ngozi stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

213 of its 356 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

167 of its 219 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Damascus accounted for 125 of Syria's 167 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

El Salvador

20 of its 25 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

126 of its 171 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kulgam accounted for 54 of Kashmir's 126 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

112 of its 141 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

356 of its 695 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Ebola was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Yemen

Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Yemen (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (94 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); ebola in South Africa (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Iran (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

37 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 40; 39 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 37,997 stories about harm among 103,517 counted on 27 Apr.

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Of the day's 103,517 news stories, 37 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 40. Yemen's news mentioned flooding about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 28 April 2019, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 37 today. In Burundi, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir74 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen72 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 74 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1786 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Wuhan China47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 496 Delhi India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 839

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMali: 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'sLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about 4 times as angry 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'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than 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 angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sComoros: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: 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'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Syria about 4 times as angry as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 224 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 30,181 stories · less than usual (usually 83%) Rights & justice7% 2,522 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,506 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,196 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,024 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 690 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 329 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 315 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 killed10,898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,503 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions75 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 about as 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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