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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,845 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 Nairobi, protests in Tirana (Albania) and violence in Aleppo. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Palestine and Syria → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and Qatar →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 92 in 100 of its 125 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

Kenya

628 of its 1,031 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Nairobi accounted for 540 of Kenya's 628 stories about harm, carried by 469 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Protests & strikes

Albania

103 of its 137 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tirana accounted for 101 of Albania's 103 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 98 of Tirana's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 765 of Syria's 999 stories about harm, carried by 694 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (156 stories). Hunger was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

184 of its 452 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 74 of Hanoi's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (125 stories). Poisoning was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

1,422 of its 1,838 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 1,068 of Iraq's 1,422 stories about harm, carried by 800 outlets. 806 of Baghdad's 1,068 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (836 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

387 of its 618 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 147 of Tangail's 175 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (210 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

157 of its 203 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,405 of its 1,679 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Germany

383 of its 1,119 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Vietnam (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Puerto Rico (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Ghana (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Sudan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 May. 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 33,845 stories about harm among 168,050 counted on 1 May.

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Vietnam's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 168,050 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Palestine and Syria. the news turned to Kenya for the second day running. Kenya's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them. Over April, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Slovakia92 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 23 · mostly health Yemen85 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye84 in 100 of its 1,679 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia84 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador83 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq806 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1068 Washington US438 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1402 Istanbul Türkiye329 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Beijing China219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Aleppo Syria215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: 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: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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'sPhilippines: 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'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAmerican Samoa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 387 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Singapore about twice as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 304 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 999 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,507 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence26% 8,525 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents18% 5,824 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health15% 5,029 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,112 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,050 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 706 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 526 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 killed12,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,998 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Iraq Stories reporting people affected3,823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions703 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced701 at about twice the usual rate · most about Palestine and Syria Stories reporting refugees489 at about half the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting evacuations160 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Qatar

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
● Warmtha little less than usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout two-thirds of 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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