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39,095 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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Illness in Kabul, protests in Zagreb (Croatia) and people injured in the Central African Republic drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 79 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 83 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 69
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

Afghanistan

139 of its 167 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 70 of Afghanistan's 139 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Egypt

85 of its 150 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Finland

28 of its 54 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 10 of Helsinki's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Hong Kong

8 of Mong Kok's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Sierra Leone

4 of Freetown's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Greece

Athens accounted for 55 of Greece's 92 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Brazil

Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Venezuela (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Brazil (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Canada (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Japan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

35 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 39; 35 the day before
44 in 10035 in 1002 Apr9 Apr16 Apr23 Apr1 May2 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 1001 May: 35 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 May. 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 39,095 stories about harm among 110,922 counted on 1 May.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 13 March 2020. Mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual in Venezuela's news. of the day's 110,922 news stories, 35 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 39. On 2 May 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 35 today. Over April, 39 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in April 2019.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Yemen76 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Syria70 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Philippines60 in 100 of its 692 stories · usually 63 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1738 Michigan US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Delhi India63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500 Wuhan China59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 707 Chicago US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNicaragua: 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'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'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'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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 readEl Salvador: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'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 readAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: 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'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier 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'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful 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 three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● North Korea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health79% 30,553 stories · less than usual (usually 82%) Rights & justice8% 3,015 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Disasters & accidents4% 1,617 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,137 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,008 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 849 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 394 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 259 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 killed10,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,729 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions82 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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