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13,192 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 earthquake in Indonesia, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and illness in Bangkok drew the news. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSt Vincent 89 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 50
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

125 of its 167 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Malang accounted for 62 of Indonesia's 125 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Earthquake was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Malang stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 68 of Myanmar's 90 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 66 of Yangon's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

St Vincent

71 of its 80 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. la Soufriere accounted for 67 of St Vincent's 71 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Grenada

23 of its 27 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Barbados

34 of its 63 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

India

1,207 of its 3,351 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

119 of its 490 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in UK (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); overdoses in US (59 of its stories, about three times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 the day before
28 in 10024 in 10012 Mar19 Mar26 Mar2 Apr10 Apr12 Mar: 26 in 10013 Mar: 27 in 10014 Mar: 28 in 10015 Mar: 26 in 10016 Mar: 25 in 10017 Mar: 26 in 10018 Mar: 25 in 10019 Mar: 24 in 10020 Mar: 27 in 10021 Mar: 27 in 10022 Mar: 25 in 10023 Mar: 26 in 10024 Mar: 25 in 10025 Mar: 25 in 10026 Mar: 25 in 10027 Mar: 27 in 10028 Mar: 28 in 10029 Mar: 26 in 10030 Mar: 25 in 10031 Mar: 25 in 1001 Apr: 24 in 1002 Apr: 26 in 1003 Apr: 27 in 1004 Apr: 28 in 1005 Apr: 26 in 1006 Apr: 25 in 1007 Apr: 25 in 1008 Apr: 25 in 1009 Apr: 25 in 10010 Apr: 27 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 13,192 stories about harm among 49,589 counted on 10 Apr.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 27 in every 100 of the day's 49,589 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 10 April 2020, 41 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today. In Indonesia, 75% 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 →

St Vincent89 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar87 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 84 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia75 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Barbados54 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Thailand49 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 39 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Yangon Myanmar66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Cooch Behar India65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Northern Ireland UK57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessU.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: near the world's share or lessUnited 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 lessTurkey: 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 lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPeru: 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: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: 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: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina 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 lessBhutan: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: 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 storiesYemen: 73 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Venezuela: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Thailand: 49 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 45 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sri Lanka: 37 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Africa: 35 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Somalia: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)St Vincent: 89 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Rwanda: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 43 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nepal: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mozambique: 75 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Indonesia: 75 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)India: 36 in 100 of its 3,351 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Grenada: 85 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ecuador: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cambodia: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Myanmar: 87 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bolivia: 89 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Benin: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Barbados: 54 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 45 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Azerbaijan: 68 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Armenia: 46 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Montserrat: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)
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 27 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

● Myanmar 87 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly rights & justice ● St Vincent 89 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Indonesia 75 in 100 of its 167 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Thailand 49 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly health ● Barbados 54 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Philippines 43 in 100 of its 341 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 6,574 stories · less than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice20% 2,617 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,421 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,154 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 680 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 325 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 161 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 145 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 killed4,273 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,011 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured784 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions129 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting evacuations90 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about St Vincent and the US Stories reporting refugees81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.