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17,090 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 drought in Ecuador and people affected in Iceland and Trinidad & Tobago drew the news. Ecuador's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 76 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 43
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Ecuador

72 of its 95 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Quito accounted for 33 of Ecuador's 72 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (38 stories). Drought was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

22 of its 44 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Palestine

272 of its 387 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 179 of Palestine's 272 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Storms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heatwave and heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

14 of its 25 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 58 of Iraq's 84 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Flooding was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Greece (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in China (70 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in India (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 17,090 stories about harm among 98,355 counted on 22 Apr.

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Ecuador's news mentioned the drought about 9 times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 98,355 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ecuador, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. On 23 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador76 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine70 in 100 of its 387 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,493 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq45 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan45 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 London UK78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Jerusalem Israel69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Sydney Australia38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

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: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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 readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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'sFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 985 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 272 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 401 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 4,591 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health27% 4,540 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,640 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,486 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 866 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 523 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 307 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 killed4,097 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees215 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Rwanda Stories reporting evacuations174 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and Canada Stories reporting people displaced163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times 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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