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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 69 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 33 in 100 of its 691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 68 in 100 of its 428 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Puerto Rico: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 55 in 100 of its 818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tonga: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 83 in 100 of its 1,018 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sweden: 30 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 66 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 37 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 31 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 32 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,785 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Norway: 31 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 41 in 100 of its 1,803 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 80 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 45 in 100 of its 365 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 77 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 47 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 64 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 49 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Laos: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kyrgyzstan: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Japan: 57 in 100 of its 2,572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Italy: 45 in 100 of its 1,438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 986 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 76 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 721 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guinea: 61 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guatemala: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 37 in 100 of its 589 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 78 in 100 of its 477 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 57 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bosnia: 71 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 500 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bahamas: 30 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Azerbaijan: 34 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Argentina: 68 in 100 of its 734 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 73 in 100 of its 590 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 337 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 337 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 337 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 337 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Marshall Islands: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nauru: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 83 in 100 of its 1,018 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 76 in 100 of its 788 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Colombia 78 in 100 of its 477 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 73 in 100 of its 590 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Argentina 68 in 100 of its 734 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Venezuela 68 in 100 of its 428 stories · mostly food & livelihood

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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