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21,523 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 landslides in Taiwan, protests in Kampala (Uganda) and rights and justice in Helsinki. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 75 in 100 of its 1,251 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Taiwan

936 of its 1,251 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hualien accounted for 443 of Taiwan's 936 stories about harm, carried by 751 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Landslides were named in 208 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, building collapse and train derailment. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Hualien stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

93 of its 171 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 30 of Kampala's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). HIV was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Rights & justice

Finland

95 of its 183 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Helsinki accounted for 69 of Finland's 95 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Finland over 30 days → its stories → Helsinki stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

144 of its 230 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 93 of Iran's 144 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Panama

24 of its 57 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,438 of its 1,912 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Hurricane was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

66 of its 102 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 48 of Haiti's 66 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Philippines

184 of its 513 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Whooping cough was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Afghanistan

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 13 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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Venezuela

49 of its 82 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Panama (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (50 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Zimbabwe (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); whooping cough in Philippines (12 of its stories, about 4 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 3 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 21,523 stories about harm among 115,217 counted on 3 Apr.

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In Taiwan, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 115,217 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Taiwan's news. A year earlier, on 4 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel75 in 100 of its 1,912 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan75 in 100 of its 1,251 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti65 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Sudan64 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran63 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Jerusalem Israel91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Kampala Uganda30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'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: 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'sEthiopia: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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'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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,438 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as fearful as the world's · 268 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 183 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,719 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice22% 4,565 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents22% 4,558 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence14% 3,007 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,201 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 889 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 772 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 396 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 killed6,185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions418 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced210 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees145 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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