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37,923 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 protests in Bangkok (Thailand), plane crash in Egypt and landslides in Bangladesh. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than 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 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 65 in 100 of its 214 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

279 of its 534 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bangkok accounted for 228 of Thailand's 279 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 127 of Bangkok's 228 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

2,307 of its 3,224 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Egyptair accounted for 2,243 of Egypt's 2,307 stories about harm, carried by 1,445 outlets. Plane crash was named in 513 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Egyptair stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

845 of its 1,247 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Landslides were named in 213 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge, heavy rain and drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Switzerland

226 of its 422 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Bern accounted for 205 of Switzerland's 226 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (202 stories).

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

Kazakhstan

140 of its 214 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Almaty accounted for 127 of Kazakhstan's 140 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 125 of Almaty's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories).

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

247 of its 611 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 74 of Seoul's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Japan

630 of its 1,902 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Ebola was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu and hurricane. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

698 of its 936 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Baghdad accounted for 497 of Iraq's 698 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. 420 of Baghdad's 497 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Albania

63 of its 92 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

35 of its 57 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (178 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in North Macedonia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Philippines (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in China (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Brazil (18 of its stories, about 7 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 21 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 37,923 stories about harm among 173,834 counted on 21 May.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Nepal's news mentioned the avalanche about 4 times as often as usual. Thailand's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 173,834 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Costa Rica79 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq75 in 100 of its 936 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt72 in 100 of its 3,224 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi71 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq420 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 Washington US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1195 Hanoi Vietnam152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Missouri US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Bangkok Thailand127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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 readSão 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than 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 angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sJersey: 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

● Japan about three times as fearful as the world's · 630 stories about harm ● Chile about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Singapore about three times as angry as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● Albania about twice as angry as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Cape Verde few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 9,422 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence22% 8,355 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,784 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health18% 6,783 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,013 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,137 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,041 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 627 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 killed12,958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees605 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations603 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced493 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill110 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.