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What the world's news said happened to people.
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35,606 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 news turned to violence in Azaz, rights and justice in Buenos Aires and livelihoods in Caracas. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArgentina 68 in 100 of its 734 stories, usually 18
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Syria

847 of its 1,018 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Azaz accounted for 422 of Syria's 847 stories about harm, carried by 483 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Azaz stories →
Health

Zimbabwe

97 of its 318 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Poisoning was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iraq

602 of its 788 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Fallujah accounted for 513 of Iraq's 602 stories about harm, carried by 397 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Heavy rain was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

67 of its 84 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Diffa accounted for 66 of Niger's 67 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Japan

1,477 of its 2,572 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (371 stories). Dengue was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

374 of its 477 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Catatumbo accounted for 196 of Colombia's 374 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mali

43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Lebanon

83 of its 171 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Greece (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Nepal (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Azerbaijan (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Mexico (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Bahamas (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 35,606 stories about harm among 164,180 counted on 28 May.

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Greece's news mentioned the tsunami more than ten times as often as usual. Syria's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 76%. of the day's 164,180 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 →

Syria83 in 100 of its 1,018 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Niger80 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia78 in 100 of its 477 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Mali77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq76 in 100 of its 788 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Diego US528 stories about protests or strikes, of its 602 Hiroshima Japan232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 711 Fallujah Iraq216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 513 Los Angeles US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 479 Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1052

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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 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: 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 readSão 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'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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: 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'sUganda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Niger about 4 times as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 847 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Greece about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 158 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,832 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 8,301 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents20% 6,886 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health16% 5,699 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,828 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,087 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 744 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 707 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 killed10,951 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,775 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting arrests4,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees800 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations731 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions648 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced579 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Niger Stories reporting people falling ill14 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● 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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