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23,037 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 Yangon (Myanmar), arrests in Armenia and rights and justice in Tigray drew the news. Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 62 in 100 of its 188 stories, usually 29
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 23 of Myanmar's 34 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 14 of Yangon's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

116 of its 188 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Russia

Moscow accounted for 208 of Russia's 307 stories about harm, carried by 476 outlets. 122 of Moscow's 208 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kuwait

30 of its 56 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 6 of Kuwait City's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Chad

62 of its 114 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ndjamena accounted for 35 of Chad's 62 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 55 of Afghanistan's 115 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

46 of its 120 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Nepal (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Kashmir (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in UK (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 24 the day before
28 in 10024 in 10024 Mar31 Mar7 Apr14 Apr22 Apr24 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 10021 Apr: 24 in 10022 Apr: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 23,037 stories about harm among 96,468 counted on 22 Apr.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 5 November 2020. On 22 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 37 in every 100, against 24 today. 24 in every 100 of the day's 96,468 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Armenia62 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Iraq59 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 914 Moscow Russia122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Minneapolis US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Columbus US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Los Angeles US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220

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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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: 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'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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAndorra: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer 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 fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMarshall Islands: 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

● Armenia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Chad about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 115 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 11,621 stories · less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice22% 4,967 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,074 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,731 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 994 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 723 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 420 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 259 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 killed6,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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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