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What the world's news said happened to people.
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25,457 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 illness in Kratie, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and people displaced in Bangui. Cambodia's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostPoland 87 in 100 of its 587 stories, usually 24
RegionSouth Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Health

Cambodia

133 of its 198 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kratie accounted for 84 of Cambodia's 133 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Poisoning was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Kratie stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

129 of its 215 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tunis accounted for 107 of Tunisia's 129 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 83 of Tunis' 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

697 of its 1,546 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (384 stories). Gas explosion was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Russia

575 of its 1,310 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 315 of Moscow's 440 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (389 stories). Flu was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

123 of its 384 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 45 of Harare's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

512 of its 587 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Jastrzebie accounted for 395 of Poland's 512 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

289 of its 358 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (179 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

180 of its 254 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 100 of Iraq's 180 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories).

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Rights & justice

Guatemala

22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in US (1733 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Tanzania (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Namibia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Türkiye (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 25,457 stories about harm among 104,179 counted on 6 May.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Cambodia's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 104,179 stories, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to the Central African Republic, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic98 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 81 · mostly displacement Poland87 in 100 of its 587 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 898 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir81 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 921 Hebron Palestine91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Tunis Tunisia83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Jerusalem Israel82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242

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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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: 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'sCôte 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: 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 angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: 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 angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken 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

● Cambodia about three times as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 385 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 745 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 697 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 774 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 56 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 6,274 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence23% 5,736 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents22% 5,477 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Health16% 4,040 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,582 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 804 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 692 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 463 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 killed8,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,377 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Poland Stories reporting people injured3,321 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests3,215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,454 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees600 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting abductions492 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced316 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill95 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Cambodia and the US

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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