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63,843 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 day's news pointed at violence in Egyptair, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and illness in Luanda. Albania's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuam 53 in 100 of its 521 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
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

Egypt

5,005 of its 7,955 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Egyptair accounted for 4,856 of Egypt's 5,005 stories about harm, carried by 2,574 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,134 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Egyptair stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

512 of its 918 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 428 of Venezuela's 512 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. 360 of Caracas' 428 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Angola

160 of its 247 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Luanda accounted for 130 of Angola's 160 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Chikungunya was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

45 of its 98 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Mali

182 of its 217 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kidal accounted for 159 of Mali's 182 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

145 of its 562 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 26 of Warsaw's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Dominican Republic

57 of its 113 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

29 of its 34 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 11 of Nouakchott's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Switzerland

307 of its 936 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,642 of its 3,690 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (785 stories). Gas explosion was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (106 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Niger (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Spain (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Poland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Peru (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 63,843 stories about harm among 318,481 counted on 19 May.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 318,481 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal's news, mentions of the avalanche ran about 4 times their usual. Egypt stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Mali84 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador80 in 100 of its 312 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 786 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 855 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela360 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Washington US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2792 Chibok Nigeria276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 872 Egyptair Egypt220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4856 Paris France177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488

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'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'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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sCambodia: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad 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'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: 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: 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'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: 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 fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLiechtenstein: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMacao: coverage a little warmer 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Argentina about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Singapore about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Vietnam about twice as warm as the world's · 279 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 633 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 16,773 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 14,512 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health21% 13,090 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 8,579 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 4,051 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 2,045 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,743 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,558 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 killed20,352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected9,870 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Egypt and the US Stories reporting arrests7,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,657 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ecuador Stories reporting abductions1,527 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees1,185 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Australia Stories reporting people displaced1,015 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting evacuations554 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Angola and the US

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more 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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