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13,031 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 protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), people killed in the Czechia and people affected in Tunisia. Tunisia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCuba 59 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 36
RegionSouth Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

83 of its 143 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 38 of Bangladesh's 83 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 20 of Dhaka's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Czechia

32 of its 78 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

29 of its 47 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

United Arab Emirates

33 of its 110 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dubai accounted for 32 of the United Arab Emirates' 33 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Philippines

205 of its 374 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Typhoon was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, flooding and cyclone.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

56 of its 57 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. 20 of Aung Hlaing's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Israel

81 of its 178 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 45 of Israel's 81 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Japan

102 of its 474 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Hurricane was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Türkiye (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (51 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Libya (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in UK (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 13,031 stories about harm among 49,145 counted on 17 Apr.

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Türkiye's news mentioned Covid about 4 times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 49,145 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 17 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 38 in every 100, against 27 today. Bangladesh stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar98 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 83 · mostly rights & justice Iraq61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba59 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 36 · mostly health Bangladesh58 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Hong Kong57 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 477 Chicago US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Moscow Russia48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Minneapolis US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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'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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'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 fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as 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 angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● UK about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,195 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Japan about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 6,610 stories · less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice21% 2,700 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,278 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,085 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 644 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 226 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 204 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 197 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 killed4,502 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected927 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced58 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting evacuations45 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about St Vincent and South Africa Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.