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34,315 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 protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), illness in Mount Everest and flooding in Oman. Nepal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 70 in 100 of its 440 stories, usually 34
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

273 of its 441 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jakarta accounted for 163 of Indonesia's 273 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 126 of Jakarta's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Health

Nepal

309 of its 440 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Mount Everest accounted for 238 of Nepal's 309 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (272 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Mount Everest stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

33 of its 67 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

278 of its 537 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Cholera was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Algeria

58 of its 71 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Algiers accounted for 38 of Algeria's 58 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 38 of Algiers' 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Malaria was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Uganda

64 of its 157 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). HIV was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 109 of Afghanistan's 167 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

53 of Caracas' 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 299 of Israel's 373 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Heatwave was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

329 of its 752 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 115 of Nairobi's 169 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: ebola in Malawi (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Algeria (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Israel (51 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 24 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 34,315 stories about harm among 185,395 counted on 24 May.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 185,395 stories, as usual. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Malawi's news. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. Indonesia stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo92 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Yemen84 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria82 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice DR Congo73 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Syria71 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US495 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2234 Jakarta Indonesia126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Nairobi Kenya115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Beijing China110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 New Delhi India110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 414

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'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 readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Iraq about three times as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Nepal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 309 stories about harm ● Malawi few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 278 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 81 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,893 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 7,036 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,200 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence15% 5,207 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,948 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,194 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 586 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 killed9,847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,683 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions833 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced182 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill99 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.

● 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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