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What the world's news said happened to people.
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40,309 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 news turned to illness in Ramallah and Jammu and rights and justice in Caracas. Palestine's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 76 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSierra Leone 91 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 62
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Health

Palestine

130 of its 176 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Ramallah accounted for 92 of Palestine's 130 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

121 of its 152 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 121 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

United Arab Emirates

112 of its 244 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dubai accounted for 91 of the United Arab Emirates' 112 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

50 of its 55 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Uganda

69 of its 123 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 46 of Afghanistan's 109 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

India

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Storms were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with poisoning.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Rwanda

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Rwanda (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Malaysia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Uganda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Thailand (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in South Korea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

34 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 38; 35 the day before
44 in 10034 in 1008 Apr15 Apr22 Apr29 Apr7 May8 Apr: 40 in 1009 Apr: 39 in 10010 Apr: 41 in 10011 Apr: 43 in 10012 Apr: 44 in 10013 Apr: 42 in 10014 Apr: 40 in 10015 Apr: 39 in 10016 Apr: 38 in 10017 Apr: 38 in 10018 Apr: 40 in 10019 Apr: 42 in 10020 Apr: 38 in 10021 Apr: 37 in 10022 Apr: 37 in 10023 Apr: 37 in 10024 Apr: 36 in 10025 Apr: 37 in 10026 Apr: 39 in 10027 Apr: 37 in 10028 Apr: 37 in 10029 Apr: 36 in 10030 Apr: 35 in 1001 May: 35 in 1002 May: 37 in 1003 May: 38 in 1004 May: 36 in 1005 May: 35 in 1006 May: 35 in 1007 May: 34 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 40,309 stories about harm among 117,880 counted on 7 May.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 13 March 2020. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Rwanda's news. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 34 in every 100 of the day's 117,880 stories, below the usual 38.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sierra Leone91 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Kashmir80 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Venezuela75 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1874 Dallas US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Glynn County US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Delhi India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

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'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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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'sEl Salvador: 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'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'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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: 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

● Palestine about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health76% 30,438 stories · less than usual (usually 80%) Rights & justice8% 3,134 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents5% 1,882 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,324 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,258 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 824 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 687 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 462 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 killed11,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,077 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations429 at about three times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions99 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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.