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18,648 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 Nablus, evacuations in Italy and people killed in Chad. Chad's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChad 60 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 25
RegionOceania 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Palestine

80 of its 118 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Nablus accounted for 27 of Palestine's 80 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

121 of its 504 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Chad

44 of its 73 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Sweden

71 of its 198 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Israel

408 of its 837 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 213 of Israel's 408 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

France

286 of its 772 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Avalanche was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion and building collapse.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malta

36 of its 99 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

10 of Amhara's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

205 of its 550 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Haiti

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in New Zealand (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in France (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (33 of its stories, about 8 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 10 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 18,648 stories about harm among 100,116 counted on 10 Apr.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 100,116 stories, as usual. On 10 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen61 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Chad60 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 25 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria59 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel49 in 100 of its 837 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 590 Nashville US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Jerusalem Israel81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Shelby County US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer 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'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful 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'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier 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'sUkraine: 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'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

● Malta few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Italy about twice as fearful as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 408 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,594 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,189 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,880 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,716 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,164 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 813 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 575 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 386 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 killed5,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,732 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations223 at about twice the usual rate · most about France and Israel Stories reporting refugees154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Griefa little more than 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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