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What the world's news said happened to people.
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39,748 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 Kabul and rights and justice in Tripoli and Phnom Penh. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much 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 aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 52 in 100 of its 822 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

505 of its 646 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kabul accounted for 232 of Afghanistan's 505 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (96 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

215 of its 261 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tripoli accounted for 92 of Libya's 215 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (50 stories).

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

Italy

270 of its 1,280 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (191 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

South Sudan

109 of its 139 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Juba accounted for 105 of South Sudan's 109 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

431 of its 822 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Beirut accounted for 370 of Lebanon's 431 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (287 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

121 of its 265 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Congo

67 of its 95 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sweden

114 of its 371 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

337 of its 469 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Rwanda (32 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Jamaica (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); overdoses in Mexico (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Tanzania (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 39,748 stories about harm among 183,661 counted on 7 May.

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Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 183,661 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 9 times their usual in Rwanda's news. On 7 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya82 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan78 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 646 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua76 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Syria72 in 100 of its 469 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kremlin Russia263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Washington US196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2189 Jerusalem Israel140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Beirut Lebanon118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Champaign US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCzech 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 readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMonaco: 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

● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 321 stories about harm ● Tajikistan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 505 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,847 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents20% 7,753 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence19% 7,434 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,277 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,477 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,211 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,090 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 989 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 killed12,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,027 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting arrests5,210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,936 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees1,014 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Palestine Stories reporting abductions540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill59 at about half 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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