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45,149 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 illness in Havana, people displaced in the Philippines and protests in Cairo (Egypt). the Philippines' coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 75 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Health

Cuba

223 of its 292 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Havana accounted for 174 of Cuba's 223 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

404 of its 1,003 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

249 of its 588 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Cairo accounted for 183 of Egypt's 249 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. 142 of Cairo's 183 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories).

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

115 of its 239 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon.

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

Syria

410 of its 512 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Damascus accounted for 280 of Syria's 410 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

205 of its 548 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 38 of Riyadh's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Accidents were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

60 of its 80 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 6 of Guatemala City's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

106 of its 335 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

436 of its 1,187 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

282 of its 545 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (246 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Somalia (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Hong Kong (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 45,149 stories about harm among 233,181 counted on 23 May.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 28 March 2018. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 233,181 stories, below the usual 21. It was the second day running that the news turned to Cuba. In Russia's news, mentions of poisoning ran about 5 times their usual. On 23 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo85 in 100 of its 436 stories · usually 83 · mostly health Syria80 in 100 of its 512 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba76 in 100 of its 292 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Guatemala75 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice DR Congo73 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 79 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel389 stories about protests or strikes, of its 713 Tuticorin India301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Houston US256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 879 Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1481 Cairo Egypt142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFinland: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times 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'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Guatemala about three times as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 738 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Greece about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,483 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health25% 11,194 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 7,193 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,671 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,793 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,593 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,177 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 965 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 killed13,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,396 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,443 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees678 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations496 at about half the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting abductions450 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting people displaced338 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about half the usual rate · most about Cuba 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
● Griefa little less than 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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