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55,377 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 violence in Jakarta, protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and the avalanche in Slovakia. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHonduras 86 in 100 of its 191 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Indonesia

749 of its 1,112 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jakarta accounted for 602 of Indonesia's 749 stories about harm, carried by 416 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (379 stories). HIV was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

126 of its 297 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 14 of Colombo's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Slovakia

30 of its 76 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 stories). Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Zambia

50 of its 128 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Cameroon

120 of its 167 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Yaounde accounted for 98 of Cameroon's 120 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

UK

9,398 of its 19,570 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Manchester accounted for 7,153 of the UK's 9,398 stories about harm, carried by 2,911 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (3,921 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

617 of its 740 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tripoli accounted for 435 of Libya's 617 stories about harm, carried by 509 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (272 stories). Drownings were named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with measles.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,950 of its 3,343 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (266 stories). Power cuts were named in 164 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.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

340 of its 474 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Caracas accounted for 251 of Venezuela's 340 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. 181 of Caracas' 251 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

255 of its 328 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 51 of Manama's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (184 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Ethiopia (144 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Congo (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (101 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Cameroon (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in South Korea (24 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 24 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 55,377 stories about harm among 236,750 counted on 24 May.

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People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. of the day's 236,750 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. the news turned to Indonesia for the second day running. Mentions of the malaria ran about 4 times their usual in Ethiopia's news. In Indonesia, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 421 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras86 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Central African Republic85 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 84 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia84 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Libya83 in 100 of its 740 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manchester UK477 stories about protests or strikes, of its 7153 Washington US340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1861 Sydney Australia299 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Rome Italy271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 Caracas Venezuela181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: 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 readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMonaco: 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

● Mali few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Nepal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 313 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 364 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 749 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as fearful as the world's · 102 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence35% 18,927 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice24% 12,962 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health17% 9,373 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents11% 6,235 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,419 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,602 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 938 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 844 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 killed22,168 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people injured9,922 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests7,824 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,229 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees508 at about half the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting evacuations368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced313 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and the US Stories reporting people falling ill112 at about one and a half times 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 →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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