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43,427 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 people injured in South Korea, arrests in Mongolia and protests in Beirut (Lebanon). Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 42 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 32
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

South Korea

282 of its 508 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mongolia

11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mongolia over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Denmark

82 of its 196 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Cuba

Havana accounted for 36 of Cuba's 53 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Sweden

151 of its 311 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

42 of its 59 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 11 of Freetown's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Finland

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

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Health

Egypt

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in North Korea (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dengue in Yemen (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Canada (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Mexico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

35 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 40; 36 the day before
44 in 10035 in 1001 Apr8 Apr15 Apr22 Apr30 Apr1 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 10027 Apr: 37 in 10028 Apr: 37 in 10029 Apr: 36 in 10030 Apr: 35 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 43,427 stories about harm among 122,412 counted on 30 Apr.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 13 March 2020. Stories about people being harmed made up 35 in every 100 of the day's 122,412 stories, below the usual 40. On 1 May 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 35 today. In South Korea, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen76 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Sierra Leone71 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Syria68 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2068 Wuhan China49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 624 Manhattan US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 358 New York US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 719 Hollywood US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'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'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: 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 readCzech 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little angrier than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little angrier 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'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Denmark about twice as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as fearful as the world's · 472 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 34,442 stories · less than usual (usually 82%) Rights & justice7% 2,820 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,856 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,280 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 1,021 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 964 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 294 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 killed11,395 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,831 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,408 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions89 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 much 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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