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20,884 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 drownings in Afghanistan, violence in Handwara and arrests in Egypt. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Kashmir and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 75 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 83 in 100 of its 250 stories, usually 63
RegionCentral Asia 72 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

121 of its 147 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 46 of Afghanistan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

207 of its 250 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Handwara accounted for 126 of Kashmir's 207 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Handwara stories →
Health

Egypt

95 of its 166 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Venezuela

81 of its 113 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

62 of its 94 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Russia

173 of its 383 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Moscow accounted for 115 of Russia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Somalia

28 of its 35 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 150 of Israel's 246 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Diphtheria was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles, polio and rubella.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

16 of its 27 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: diphtheria in Israel (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Venezuela (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Canada (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

38 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 39; 37 the day before
44 in 10035 in 1004 Apr11 Apr18 Apr25 Apr3 May4 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 1002 May: 37 in 1003 May: 38 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 20,884 stories about harm among 54,622 counted on 3 May.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 38 in every 100 of the day's 54,622 stories, as usual. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. Abductions were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Kashmir and Nigeria. A year earlier, on 4 May 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 38 today. This week the news turned most often to Syria, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir83 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela72 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq66 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 76 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 884 Jerusalem Israel59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Wuhan China48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Columbus US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Orange County US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'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'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'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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health75% 15,581 stories · much less than usual (usually 81%) Rights & justice8% 1,686 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Disasters & accidents5% 1,068 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,010 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 675 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 358 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 186 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 175 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 killed7,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured946 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Israel Stories reporting abductions120 at about three times the usual rate · most about Kashmir and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced52 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little more than 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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