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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,529 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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Protests in Idlib (Syria), a disaster in Tunis and violence in Hodeida drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 84 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 34
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Syria

182 of its 226 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Idlib accounted for 137 of Syria's 182 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 76 of Idlib's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

115 of its 137 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 62 of Tunisia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

234 of its 322 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Hodeida accounted for 147 of Yemen's 234 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hodeida stories →
Health

Norway

34 of its 180 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Rabies was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 259 of Venezuela's 352 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. 184 of Caracas' 259 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

106 of its 357 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 80 of Warsaw's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

87 of its 106 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Tripoli accounted for 65 of Libya's 87 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Drownings were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

106 of its 199 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 29 of Sumatra's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

85 of its 176 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

France

451 of its 1,270 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (208 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Nepal (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bangladesh (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (12 of its stories, about 8 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 11 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 20,529 stories about harm among 109,138 counted on 11 May.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 109,138 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal's news mentioned the hypothermia more than ten times as often as usual. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and the US. For the second day running, the news turned to Syria.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia84 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya82 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 381 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Los Angeles US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Phoenix US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Beijing China116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 539

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: 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'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 readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: 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'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as fearful as the world's · 352 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 240 stories about harm ● Poland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 567 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,103 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence21% 4,194 stories · about as usual Health20% 4,116 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,284 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,249 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 548 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 425 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 310 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 killed5,905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,095 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions447 at about twice the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced289 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and Israel Stories reporting evacuations211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees166 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Netherlands

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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