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23,033 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 protests in Bogota (Colombia), violence in Kabul and rights and justice in Denmark. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 61 in 100 of its 153 stories, usually 39
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

94 of its 153 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bogota accounted for 40 of Colombia's 94 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 35 of Bogota's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 46 of Afghanistan's 117 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Denmark

82 of its 186 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iran

72 of its 152 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 40 of Iran's 72 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

86 of its 128 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

41 of its 56 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 4 of Sanaa's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

37 of its 64 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

21 of its 23 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. 3 of Kodyel's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 35 of Nepal's 45 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Indonesia (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nepal (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 23,033 stories about harm among 95,958 counted on 5 May.

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The news turned to Colombia for the fourth day running. 24 in every 100 of the day's 95,958 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 25. In Indonesia's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 5 May 2020, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Colombia's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen73 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Syria67 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia61 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Iraq61 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 968 Chicago US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 New York US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281 Bogota Colombia35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Kaduna Nigeria35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCameroon: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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: 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'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice 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 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Helena: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 three times as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Colombia about three times as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Germany about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 12,513 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 4,763 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,762 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,460 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 915 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 594 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 501 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 286 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 killed5,638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions240 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations50 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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