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37,278 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 Jakarta (Indonesia) and violence in Tehran and Gaza drew the news. Chile's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 66 in 100 of its 613 stories, usually 38
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

402 of its 613 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jakarta accounted for 365 of Indonesia's 402 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. 340 of Jakarta's 365 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (129 stories).

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

694 of its 1,501 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 614 of Iran's 694 stories about harm, carried by 581 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

493 of its 857 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Gaza accounted for 329 of Palestine's 493 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (139 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Health

Chile

55 of its 165 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

El Salvador

21 of its 27 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 6 of el Mozote's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

29 of its 138 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 3 of Minsk's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

248 of its 317 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Idlib accounted for 162 of Syria's 248 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

57 of its 64 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

137 of its 177 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Botswana

115 of its 283 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (93 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Algeria (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Puerto Rico (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Kenya (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in Bulgaria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (2758 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 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 37,278 stories about harm among 197,939 counted on 23 May.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 197,939 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Indonesia's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. A year earlier, on 23 May 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic89 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Congo82 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Syria78 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia66 in 100 of its 613 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jakarta Indonesia340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Washington US267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1942 New Delhi India188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 510 Delaware US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Gaza Palestine108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329

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'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 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 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'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'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little warmer 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

● Bahamas few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Belarus few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as angry as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Chile about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,108 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 7,854 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health20% 7,368 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,477 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,372 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,048 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 893 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 656 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 killed12,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,772 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting evacuations751 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions294 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced208 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia

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.

● 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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