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18,169 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 protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Kabul and flooding in South Africa. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 68 in 100 of its 266 stories, usually 44
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Israel

276 of its 506 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Jerusalem accounted for 216 of Israel's 276 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 124 of Jerusalem's 216 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

182 of its 266 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 133 of Afghanistan's 182 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

South Africa

455 of its 869 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 231 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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

Sweden

68 of its 153 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 18 of Norrkoping's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 61 of Sri Lanka's 129 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 42 of Colombo's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

65 of its 164 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

56 of its 103 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Qatar

21 of its 101 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

Tunis accounted for 15 of Tunisia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Somalia (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Kenya (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Japan (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in China (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in UK (67 of its stories, about 4 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 19 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 18,169 stories about harm among 81,184 counted on 19 Apr.

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22 in every 100 of the day's 81,184 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 19 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 506 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen55 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa52 in 100 of its 869 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 777 Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Colombo Sri Lanka42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Manhattan US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'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'sJapan: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMonaco: 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 875 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 8,157 stories · more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice18% 3,294 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,157 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,907 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 798 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 642 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 579 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 436 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 killed3,906 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,318 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees247 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced174 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations67 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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