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54,836 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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A disaster in Bogota, violence in Sirte and protests in Maputo (Mozambique) drew the news. Libya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 60 in 100 of its 60 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

266 of its 463 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bogota accounted for 172 of Colombia's 266 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (186 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

297 of its 384 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sirte accounted for 163 of Libya's 297 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

318 of its 1,196 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (154 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

561 of its 1,040 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Nairobi accounted for 402 of Kenya's 561 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

297 of its 330 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Mukalla accounted for 170 of Yemen's 297 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

3,486 of its 9,872 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (66 stories). Storms were named in 579 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heatwave.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

306 of its 605 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

45 of its 60 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 26 of Agua Zarca's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Liberia

57 of its 127 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 12 of Monrovia's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Chile (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (37 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Canada (579 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Czechia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Finland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 54,836 stories about harm among 296,950 counted on 6 May.

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Of the day's 296,950 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 1,812 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 384 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras75 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Cayman Islands66 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 23 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria486 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1131 Washington US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2734 London UK161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1111 Cairo Egypt159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Delhi India156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: 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'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'sNew Zealand: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGeorgia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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'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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: 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 a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNauru: 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 · 282 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,435 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 297 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 297 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 141 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,070 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health21% 11,195 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence18% 9,863 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents17% 8,970 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,952 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,060 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,902 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,715 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 killed14,506 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected7,747 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,118 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced868 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting abductions770 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.