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14,907 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 day's news pointed at the avalanche in Norway, rights and justice in Bucharest and protests in Copenhagen (Denmark). Armenia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRomania 67 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 13
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

Norway

20 of its 82 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

32 of its 101 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

39 of its 182 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Food & livelihood

Pakistan

326 of its 846 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

74 of its 143 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 24 of Nepal's 30 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 37 of Afghanistan's 74 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (64 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); oil spill in Vietnam (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (910 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Switzerland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 14,907 stories about harm among 77,423 counted on 1 Apr.

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Nepal's news mentioned the earthquake about 9 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 77,423 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Norway, 24% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. A year earlier, on 1 April 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Over March, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 in March 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria68 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Romania67 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 13 · mostly rights & justice Sierra Leone54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Palestine52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran52 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Manhattan US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 New York US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Hollywood US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sSt. Lucia: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readCzech Republic: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sBermuda: 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 326 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,127 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice25% 3,622 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,277 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 1,501 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 686 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 627 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 523 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 287 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 killed3,910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,565 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,301 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting refugees124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand

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
● Feara little less than 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.