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36,245 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 illness in Dhaka, protests in Macao and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 69 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostChile 45 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Bangladesh

173 of its 258 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Dhaka accounted for 82 of Bangladesh's 173 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Libya

Tripoli accounted for 32 of Libya's 55 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Congo

17 of its 21 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Argentina

32 of its 68 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Armenia

57 of its 142 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Japan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

24 of Hong Kong's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. 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: heavy rain in India (105 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

32 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 34; 32 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 36,245 stories about harm among 114,117 counted on 28 May.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 12 March 2020. Mentions of heavy rain ran about three times their usual in India's news. On 29 May 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 32 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 32 in every 100 of the day's 114,117 stories, below the usual 34.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen79 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Bangladesh67 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Libya60 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 53 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Minneapolis US293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Beijing China228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 582 Washington US219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1601 Los Angeles US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 California US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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'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'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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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 readNorfolk 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 angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: 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 angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier 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'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sMacao: 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 130 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health69% 24,729 stories · much less than usual (usually 75%) Rights & justice14% 4,875 stories · much more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,457 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence4% 1,376 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,057 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 869 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 337 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 295 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 killed9,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations132 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions88 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill75 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 harsher than 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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