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59,959 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 Yangon (Myanmar), heavy rain in Nepal and refugees in Cameroon drew the news. Cameroon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBolivia 48 in 100 of its 158 stories, usually 10
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

162 of its 242 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Yangon accounted for 143 of Myanmar's 162 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 131 of Yangon's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

325 of its 465 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kathmandu accounted for 199 of Nepal's 325 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (173 stories). Heavy rain was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Health

Cameroon

113 of its 196 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Bird flu was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Switzerland

221 of its 846 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Ebola was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

France

1,113 of its 4,369 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 306 of Paris' 518 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (231 stories). Poisoning was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

897 of its 2,034 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (161 stories). Hypothermia was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

68 of its 98 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tirana accounted for 62 of Albania's 68 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Liberia

155 of its 307 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malawi

72 of its 135 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Drought was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with road crashes.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Switzerland (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Malawi (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Togo (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Jordan (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Bahamas (16 of its stories, about 5 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 26 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 59,959 stories about harm among 305,965 counted on 26 May.

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Mentions of bird flu ran more than ten times their usual in Cameroon's news. of the day's 305,965 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Myanmar stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya83 in 100 of its 560 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen78 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia76 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 695 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal70 in 100 of its 465 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US452 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2079 Anaheim US449 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Paris France306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 518 Le Havre France291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291 Albuquerque US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sEast 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 about twice as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than 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'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 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'sMonaco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little angrier 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

● Tunisia about twice as warm as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Singapore about twice as warm as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Norway about three times as fearful as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Uganda about three times as fearful as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as angry as the world's · 332 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 17,866 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 12,123 stories · about as usual Health19% 11,179 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 8,889 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,766 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,856 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,618 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,352 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 killed16,252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions737 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced421 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● Griefa little less 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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