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18,072 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 violence in Tel Aviv, protests in Lima (Peru) and illness in Taipei. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 53 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 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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Conflict & violence

Israel

354 of its 619 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tel Aviv accounted for 274 of Israel's 354 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

36 of its 68 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 13 of Lima's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Health

Taiwan

54 of its 130 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Taipei accounted for 32 of Taiwan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Türkiye

47 of its 141 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 483 of Ukraine's 1,122 stories about harm, carried by 699 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (456 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

27 of its 37 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

17 of its 25 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Belgium

33 of its 99 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Algeria

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Belgium (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 18,072 stories about harm among 80,817 counted on 8 Apr.

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In Belgium's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 80,817 stories, as usual. On 8 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. In Israel, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine59 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 619 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Peru53 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine48 in 100 of its 2,358 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 701 Moscow Russia79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Kyiv Ukraine54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 483 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Colombo Sri Lanka41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 354 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 1,122 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Belgium few stories a little warmer than the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 7,867 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,619 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 2,241 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,638 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 854 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 655 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 547 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 456 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 killed4,234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,506 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,296 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees278 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions245 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced199 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland

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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