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34,106 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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Protests in Hanoi (Vietnam), deaths in Santiago and people displaced in Indonesia drew the news. Chile's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostChile 77 in 100 of its 276 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Vietnam

707 of its 1,263 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 262 of Hanoi's 436 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Chile

212 of its 276 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Santiago accounted for 166 of Chile's 212 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

595 of its 757 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

106 of its 151 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Pyongyang accounted for 102 of North Korea's 106 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

373 of its 610 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Storm surge was named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Japan

264 of its 1,090 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

407 of its 600 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Colombo accounted for 283 of Sri Lanka's 407 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (301 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Austria

594 of its 1,253 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (413 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

45 of its 89 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 36 of Almaty's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

240 of its 504 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bangkok accounted for 216 of Thailand's 240 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 188 of Bangkok's 216 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Nepal (267 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Mexico (143 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Bangladesh (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Australia (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Kenya (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 34,106 stories about harm among 150,916 counted on 22 May.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 17 April 2016. 23 in every 100 of the day's 150,916 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Nepal's news mentioned the hypothermia more than ten times as often as usual. Vietnam's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. This week the news turned most often to Sri Lanka, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia79 in 100 of its 757 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 2,194 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Chile77 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 27 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria73 in 100 of its 929 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Hanoi Vietnam262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 Washington US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 865 Kabul Afghanistan196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1273 Bangkok Thailand188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readSenegal: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: 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'sNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: 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: 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 readMonaco: 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: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAmerican Samoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNauru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Chile about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 679 stories about harm ● Singapore about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 334 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,713 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 9,848 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice22% 7,456 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents17% 5,695 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health16% 5,469 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 2,874 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 840 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 758 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 668 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 killed12,797 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting people affected3,804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,174 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Austria Stories reporting arrests2,926 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees520 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations363 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill74 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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