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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
38,814 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 landslides in Sri Lanka, protests in Bamenda (Cameroon) and people falling ill in Romania. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 56 in 100 of its 142 stories, usually 17
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Softer 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

179 of its 307 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Landslides were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

104 of its 139 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bamenda accounted for 78 of Cameroon's 104 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 77 of Bamenda's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (82 stories).

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Bamenda stories →
Health

Romania

83 of its 265 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Food poisoning was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

170 of its 341 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

324 of its 430 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Havana accounted for 281 of Cuba's 324 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

194 of its 371 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (150 stories). Avalanche was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

538 of its 930 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ramallah accounted for 433 of Palestine's 538 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 283 of Ramallah's 433 stories were about protests or strikes. Respiratory illness was named in 152 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 83 of Nicaragua's 94 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 73 of Managua's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

133 of its 162 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Cyclone was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

229 of its 626 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 98 of Bangkok's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (70 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Somalia (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Malawi (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Palestine (152 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (58 of its stories, about three times its usual); nipah virus in India (364 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 38,814 stories about harm among 187,756 counted on 21 May.

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Romania's news mentioned food poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 187,756 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. the news turned to Sri Lanka for the second day running. Sri Lanka's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo95 in 100 of its 391 stories · usually 81 · mostly health DR Congo94 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 83 · mostly rights & justice Syria84 in 100 of its 939 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel457 stories about protests or strikes, of its 764 Ramallah Palestine283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433 Houston US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1394 Caracas Venezuela136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Seattle US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263

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: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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 readGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKiribati: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Bahrain about three times as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 335 stories about harm ● Cuba about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 324 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 788 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,424 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health23% 8,601 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents18% 6,671 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence17% 6,359 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,871 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,168 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,009 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 980 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 killed13,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,318 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,361 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations500 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions381 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland Stories reporting refugees369 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill105 at about the usual rate

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.

● 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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