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33,446 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 people displaced in Jenin, illness in Tokyo and violence in Kabuga. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 73 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 64 in 100 of its 220 stories, usually 50
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Displacement

Palestine

140 of its 220 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jenin accounted for 101 of Palestine's 140 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Illness was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Health

Japan

416 of its 985 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tokyo accounted for 254 of Japan's 416 stories about harm, carried by 516 outlets. Typhoon was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

Kabuga accounted for 29 of Rwanda's 38 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kabuga stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 182 of Israel's 318 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Heatwave was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

Tripoli accounted for 33 of Libya's 42 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Mexico

175 of its 345 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Health

Zimbabwe

Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

5 of Tirana's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Plane crash was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Bangladesh (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Israel (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (190 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in South Korea (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

34 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 36; 37 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 33,446 stories about harm among 99,301 counted on 18 May.

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In Bangladesh's news, mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 19 May 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 34 today. 34 in every 100 of the day's 99,301 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 36. In Palestine, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia77 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda67 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 64 · mostly health Palestine64 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 50 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1397 Beijing China71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 551 Jerusalem Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 598 New York US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 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'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'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: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: 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'sCôte 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier 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 a little angrier 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSão Tomé: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: 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'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAnguilla: 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as angry as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 202 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Somalia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health73% 24,262 stories · less than usual (usually 78%) Rights & justice8% 2,515 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,503 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Conflict & violence5% 1,537 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,017 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 633 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 421 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 308 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 killed9,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations230 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced200 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting refugees134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill66 at about two-thirds 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 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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