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22,744 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 violence in Ndjamena, train derailment in Egypt and people displaced in India. Chad's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChad 69 in 100 of its 364 stories, usually 31
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Chad

252 of its 364 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Ndjamena accounted for 177 of Chad's 252 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 44 of Egypt's 74 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 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.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

India

1,595 of its 4,562 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Czechia

40 of its 99 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Trinidad & Tobago

30 of its 70 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

United Arab Emirates

70 of its 279 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dubai accounted for 61 of the United Arab Emirates' 70 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

81 of its 205 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 18 of Yemen's 36 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Covid was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Yemen (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Czechia (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Ghana (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 the day before
28 in 10024 in 10022 Mar29 Mar5 Apr12 Apr20 Apr22 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 10011 Apr: 28 in 10012 Apr: 25 in 10013 Apr: 26 in 10014 Apr: 25 in 10015 Apr: 24 in 10016 Apr: 25 in 10017 Apr: 27 in 10018 Apr: 28 in 10019 Apr: 25 in 10020 Apr: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 22,744 stories about harm among 92,217 counted on 20 Apr.

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The news turned to Chad for the third day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 92,217 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. In Chad, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. Yemen's news mentioned Covid about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 20 April 2020, 38 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

St Vincent75 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Chad69 in 100 of its 364 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 47 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US335 stories about protests or strikes, of its 958 Minneapolis US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Moscow Russia86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Chicago US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Los Angeles US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

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'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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSomalia: 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'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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuatemala: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful 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'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Chad about 4 times as angry as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Egypt about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 11,709 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 5,135 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,871 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,799 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 950 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 497 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 316 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 258 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 killed6,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,487 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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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