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58,323 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 violence in Tunis, arrests in Singapore and people falling ill in Puerto Rico. Tunisia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 64 in 100 of its 367 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

89 of its 131 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tunis accounted for 72 of Tunisia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

435 of its 2,296 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (182 stories). Dengue was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with outbreaks, ebola and flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Singapore over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

235 of its 367 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 186 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Lebanon

390 of its 594 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Beirut accounted for 340 of Lebanon's 390 stories about harm, carried by 330 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (248 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

199 of its 379 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Colombo accounted for 153 of Sri Lanka's 199 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Morocco

56 of its 147 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

56 of its 123 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 45 of Port-au-Prince's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Cholera was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

36 of its 69 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 8 of Freetown's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

13 of its 38 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 10 of Andijan's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (44 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); tuberculosis in South Africa (273 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Rwanda (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Costa Rica (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (21 of its stories, about three 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 13 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 58,323 stories about harm among 304,283 counted on 13 May.

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The news turned to Tunisia for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 304,283 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Puerto Rico's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. Tunisia stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic84 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 1,568 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen72 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Congo71 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 1,128 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2677 Baghdad Iraq189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528 Dhaka Bangladesh138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Delhi India108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568 Phoenix US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437

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'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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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 readCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'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'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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: 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 more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: 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'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: 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

● Tunisia about three times as fearful as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,154 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 390 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 376 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 768 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 435 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 17,897 stories · about as usual Health21% 12,211 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence19% 11,076 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,738 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,716 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,992 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,761 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,672 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 killed15,777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,318 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,483 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees1,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions817 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill90 at about the usual rate

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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