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21,217 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 the earthquake in Indonesia, violence in Jerusalem and illness in Taipei. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 69 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 48
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

75 of its 109 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tsunami. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,254 of its 1,869 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Jerusalem accounted for 849 of Israel's 1,254 stories about harm, carried by 1,064 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

24 of its 33 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tunis accounted for 19 of Tunisia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Sri Lanka

61 of its 131 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 81 of Palestine's 121 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, storms and poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

55 of its 105 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Malaysia

67 of its 182 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Switzerland (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in US (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 24 the day before
28 in 10024 in 10015 Apr22 Apr29 Apr6 May14 May15 Apr: 24 in 10016 Apr: 25 in 10017 Apr: 27 in 10018 Apr: 28 in 10019 Apr: 25 in 10020 Apr: 25 in 10021 Apr: 24 in 10022 Apr: 24 in 10023 Apr: 24 in 10024 Apr: 28 in 10025 Apr: 28 in 10026 Apr: 24 in 10027 Apr: 24 in 10028 Apr: 24 in 10029 Apr: 24 in 10030 Apr: 24 in 1001 May: 25 in 1002 May: 25 in 1003 May: 25 in 1004 May: 24 in 1005 May: 24 in 1006 May: 24 in 1007 May: 24 in 1008 May: 26 in 1009 May: 27 in 10010 May: 25 in 10011 May: 25 in 10012 May: 25 in 10013 May: 24 in 10014 May: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 21,217 stories about harm among 86,627 counted on 14 May.

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Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about 8 times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 86,627 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 May 2020, 33 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. Indonesia stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar76 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia69 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel67 in 100 of its 1,869 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia55 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel416 stories about protests or strikes, of its 849 Washington US188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1015 Glasgow UK68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Hollywood US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 73 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Trinidad & Tobago: 42 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 39 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Taiwan: 42 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 47 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sierra Leone: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Seychelles: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)St Vincent: 69 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 486 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 44 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 41 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 67 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malaysia: 37 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 34 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kyrgyzstan: 65 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kuwait: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 67 in 100 of its 1,869 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 52 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 69 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)India: 39 in 100 of its 4,009 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 55 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Greenland: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 45 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 48 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 76 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 54 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Maldives: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 67 in 100 of its 1,869 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 177 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 69 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Myanmar 76 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 53 in 100 of its 228 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 52 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 11,325 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,666 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,393 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,527 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 792 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 658 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 475 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 197 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 killed5,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,589 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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