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19,989 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 a disaster in Hualien, violence in Kigali and people killed in Sierra Leone. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 68 in 100 of its 330 stories, usually 37
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

224 of its 330 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Hualien accounted for 132 of Taiwan's 224 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (130 stories).

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Hualien stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

53 of its 66 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kigali accounted for 26 of Rwanda's 53 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

24 of its 31 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kashmir

50 of its 127 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

164 of its 282 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tehran accounted for 89 of Iran's 164 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Antarctica

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Hong Kong

Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 121 of Palestine's 158 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Poland

39 of its 115 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Hong Kong (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Argentina (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Italy (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in US (914 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (36 of its stories, about 5 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 5 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 19,989 stories about harm among 107,266 counted on 5 Apr.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Taiwan. of the day's 107,266 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Argentina's news mentioned the dengue about 8 times as often as usual. Taiwan's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 6 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda80 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 2,153 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan68 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan63 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 57 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 Baltimore US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Ashdod Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readMozambique: 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 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'sHong 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times 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'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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 about twice as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,499 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 289 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,281 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice21% 4,210 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents21% 4,024 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence15% 2,867 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,072 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 999 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 797 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 359 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 killed5,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Austria

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 softer than 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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