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35,958 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 the hypothermia in Hungary and people injured in Mexico and Iraq. Mexico's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 69 in 100 of its 1,251 stories, usually 11
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Disasters & accidents

Hungary

867 of its 1,251 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Budapest accounted for 857 of Hungary's 867 stories about harm, carried by 826 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Hypothermia was named in 177 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

297 of its 992 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (95 stories). Road crashes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

163 of its 246 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Libya

Tripoli accounted for 87 of Libya's 91 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

El Salvador

149 of its 205 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. San Salvador accounted for 147 of el Salvador's 149 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Earthquake was named in 144 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tsunami.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

245 of its 310 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Idlib accounted for 143 of Syria's 245 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

485 of its 1,815 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Road crashes were named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

Beira accounted for 54 of Mozambique's 76 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Storms were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

New Zealand

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Australia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in El Salvador (144 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Mozambique (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Burkina Faso (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ghana (31 of its stories, about 4 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 30 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 35,958 stories about harm among 194,429 counted on 30 May.

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In Hungary, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 11% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 194,429 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 9 times their usual in el Salvador's news. A year earlier, on 30 May 2018, 21 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 →

Congo84 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Nicaragua81 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 310 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique76 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1009 Arizona US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1003 Beijing China125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Greenwich Village US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'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'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 297 stories about harm ● Mozambique about twice as fearful as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 235 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,852 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 8,119 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health23% 8,088 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,811 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,751 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,184 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 866 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 677 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 killed9,612 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,651 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,948 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees384 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people displaced193 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions150 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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