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37,936 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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Violence in Yaounde, arrests in Singapore and landslides in Venezuela drew the news. Cameroon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 71 in 100 of its 108 stories, usually 11
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

112 of its 132 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Yaounde accounted for 92 of Cameroon's 112 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

219 of its 771 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Dengue was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with chikungunya. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Singapore over 30 days → its stories →
Food & livelihood

Venezuela

263 of its 523 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 227 of Venezuela's 263 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

296 of its 457 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 274 of Egypt's 296 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. 223 of Cairo's 274 stories were about protests or strikes.

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

Nigeria

1,166 of its 2,436 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

77 of its 108 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Zagreb accounted for 65 of Croatia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lithuania

130 of its 258 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Vilnius accounted for 126 of Lithuania's 130 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (124 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Congo

116 of its 133 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

293 of its 676 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

37 of its 68 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 20 of Banjul's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Gambia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hypothermia in Ecuador (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Bangladesh (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Philippines (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 37,936 stories about harm among 175,555 counted on 14 May.

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Mentions of HIV ran about 8 times their usual in the Gambia's news. In Cameroon, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 175,555 stories, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo87 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon85 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,419 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Croatia71 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 11 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US299 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1435 Dhaka Bangladesh242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Phoenix US230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Cairo Egypt223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Hebron Palestine172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287

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'sVietnam: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: 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'sPhilippines: 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 readNorway: 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'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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'sCrimea: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 591 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,148 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 449 stories about harm ● Switzerland about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 650 stories about harm ● Croatia about twice as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,084 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 8,915 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health17% 6,478 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 4,149 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,606 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,307 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,118 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 686 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 killed11,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations581 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and Spain Stories reporting people displaced552 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting abductions504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill63 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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