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34,153 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 protests in Baghdad (Iraq), a disaster in Konarak and illness in Seoul. Libya's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 75 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIran 75 in 100 of its 584 stories, usually 49
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 49
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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Protests & strikes

Iraq

73 of its 114 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Baghdad accounted for 47 of Iraq's 73 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 34 of Baghdad's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

436 of its 584 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Konarak accounted for 168 of Iran's 436 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (265 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Konarak stories →
Health

South Korea

281 of its 535 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Seoul accounted for 168 of South Korea's 281 stories about harm, carried by 241 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Hong Kong

92 of its 161 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 40 of Mong Kok's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

32 of its 53 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Maldives

18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Jordan

44 of its 114 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Equatorial Guinea

7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Malawi (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Bangladesh (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Israel (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Canada (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

34 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 37; 38 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 34,153 stories about harm among 100,870 counted on 11 May.

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Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in Malawi's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Iraq. Stories about people being harmed made up 34 in every 100 of the day's 100,870 stories, below the usual 37. On 12 May 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 34 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran75 in 100 of its 584 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen74 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Libya73 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia67 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 70 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1724 Gulf of Oman Iran57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Mong Kok Hong Kong40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 475 Beijing China35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sSudan: 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 Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as fearful as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 436 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 291 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health75% 25,587 stories · less than usual (usually 79%) Rights & justice8% 2,822 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents5% 1,850 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,186 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,120 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 654 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 339 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 337 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 killed10,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions64 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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