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30,989 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 flooding in Sri Lanka, violence in Yerevan and protests in al-Hoceima (Morocco). Armenia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 89 in 100 of its 817 stories, usually 41
RegionSoutheast Asia 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

728 of its 817 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Colombo accounted for 283 of Sri Lanka's 728 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (218 stories). Flooding was named in 464 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides, drought and outbreaks.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

114 of its 184 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Yerevan accounted for 95 of Armenia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

28 of its 53 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 20 of al-Hoceima's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Al-Hoceima stories →
Displacement

Romania

82 of its 102 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Sibiu accounted for 76 of Romania's 82 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories).

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

Iraq

418 of its 530 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Baghdad accounted for 233 of Iraq's 418 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

UK

3,008 of its 8,555 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatwave was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

180 of its 229 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Caracas accounted for 148 of Venezuela's 180 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. 102 of Caracas' 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,500 of its 2,225 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Jersey

65 of its 129 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

528 of its 726 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Italy (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Madagascar (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in India (241 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Spain (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Saudi Arabia (27 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 25 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 30,989 stories about harm among 118,885 counted on 28 May.

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Of the day's 118,885 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the third day running that the news turned to Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, 89% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Sri Lanka, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo96 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka89 in 100 of its 817 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Romania80 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 15 · mostly displacement Iraq79 in 100 of its 530 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela79 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US560 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1020 Tel Aviv Israel106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Caracas Venezuela102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Washington US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1214 Ramallah Palestine79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

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: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful 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'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 528 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 350 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as fearful as the world's · 360 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 180 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence33% 10,160 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 8,071 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health14% 4,418 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 3,850 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,161 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 769 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 686 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 388 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 killed14,294 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,888 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,708 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions641 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people displaced384 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations378 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Romania Stories reporting refugees290 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting people falling ill81 at about twice 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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