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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,816 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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Violence in Kathmandu, protests in Amazonas (Brazil) and rights and justice in la Paz drew the news. Brazil's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers 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 mostPeru 63 in 100 of its 236 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

318 of its 469 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 152 of Nepal's 318 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

205 of its 460 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 75 of Amazonas' 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Amazonas stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

168 of its 279 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Baghdad accounted for 112 of Iraq's 168 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kuwait

44 of its 99 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (38 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

149 of its 236 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (104 stories). Power cuts were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

91 of its 313 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 36 of Odessa's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Congo

67 of its 74 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

49 of its 66 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 33 of Sittwe's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

83 of Madrid's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Kuwait (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in French Polynesia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Norway (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in DR Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Sweden (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 22,816 stories about harm among 128,049 counted on 27 May.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Nepal. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 128,049 stories, below the usual 19. Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Kuwait's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 27 May 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar74 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Libya72 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal68 in 100 of its 469 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen67 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 625 Wichita US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Jerusalem Israel110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Madrid Spain83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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 readEritrea: 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 readCzech 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'sChile: 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 readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier 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'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: 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'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful 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'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier 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'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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMonaco: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Nepal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 107 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 6,104 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 4,459 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 4,421 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 4,301 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,712 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 676 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 388 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 386 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 killed7,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,070 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions524 at about twice the usual rate · most about Japan and Palestine Stories reporting refugees229 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Thailand and Syria Stories reporting people displaced196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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