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27,877 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 day's news pointed at protests in Moscow (Russia), people affected in South Africa and gas explosion in Pakistan. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 87 in 100 of its 470 stories, usually 20
RegionEurope 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Russia

1,146 of its 2,125 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Moscow accounted for 950 of Russia's 1,146 stories about harm, carried by 940 outlets. 639 of Moscow's 950 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (686 stories). Landslides were named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

230 of its 625 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (82 stories). Accidents were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

558 of its 1,351 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Gas explosion was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

38 of its 60 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

New Caledonia

48 of its 54 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Noumea accounted for 38 of New Caledonia's 48 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 38 of Noumea's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

70 of its 127 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Havana accounted for 59 of Cuba's 70 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 40 of Havana's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Poland

409 of its 470 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Jastrzebie accounted for 324 of Poland's 409 stories about harm, carried by 394 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Netherlands

90 of its 222 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

290 of its 391 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tanzania

49 of its 93 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 4 of Mikocheni's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Wildfires were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Armenia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Tanzania (32 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Nicaragua (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in North Korea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Somalia (11 of its stories, about 4 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 5 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 27,877 stories about harm among 118,889 counted on 5 May.

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Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 118,889 stories, above the usual 21. Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Armenia's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Russia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

New Caledonia89 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Poland87 in 100 of its 470 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Puerto Rico83 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan75 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 47 · mostly food & livelihood Kashmir74 in 100 of its 391 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia639 stories about protests or strikes, of its 950 Dallas US476 stories about protests or strikes, of its 675 Washington US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1047 Jerusalem Israel123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Tehran Iran104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Netherlands about three times as fearful as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 290 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 558 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 141 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 9,083 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents21% 5,648 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence17% 4,792 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Health16% 4,427 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,469 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 993 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 548 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 496 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 killed8,368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,227 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected3,585 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Poland Stories reporting people injured2,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations928 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions635 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees369 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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