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23,433 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 Islamabad (Pakistan), outbreaks in Denmark and violence in Kabul drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBarbados 65 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 31
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Pakistan

261 of its 648 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 44 of Islamabad's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Health

Denmark

93 of its 184 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

430 of its 643 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 153 of Afghanistan's 430 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Niger

30 of its 37 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Niamey accounted for 21 of Niger's 30 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Brazil

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Barbados

40 of its 62 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

22 of its 41 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

St Vincent

55 of its 66 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. la Soufriere accounted for 40 of St Vincent's 55 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Trinidad & Tobago

33 of its 81 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Kashmir

39 of its 76 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Malawi (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Trinidad & Tobago (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Brazil (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Japan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 23,433 stories about harm among 92,624 counted on 14 Apr.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 25 in every 100 of the day's 92,624 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Malawi's news, mentions of Covid ran about 5 times their usual. On 14 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 40 in every 100, against 25 today. Pakistan's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

St Vincent83 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 643 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Barbados65 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria56 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1113 Minneapolis US211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Brooklyn US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Chicago US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Lahore Pakistan45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLibya: 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'sKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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-Bissau: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: 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'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as 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 twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 430 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Denmark about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 12,715 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 4,488 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,050 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,905 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 836 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 572 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 359 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 257 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 killed6,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,696 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 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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