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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,321 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 violence in Jerusalem, people affected in Somalia and the cyclone in India. Israel's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 50 in 100 of its 200 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,386 of its 1,959 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Jerusalem accounted for 749 of Israel's 1,386 stories about harm, carried by 928 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (72 stories). Power cuts were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

India

1,938 of its 4,217 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Cyclone was named in 438 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, storms and flooding.

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

Kashmir

64 of its 106 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 64 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 112 of Palestine's 160 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 67 of Afghanistan's 108 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

100 of its 200 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Taipei accounted for 78 of Taiwan's 100 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

67 of its 195 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Jersey (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in United Arab Emirates (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Indonesia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Pakistan (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Canada (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 20,321 stories about harm among 81,468 counted on 17 May.

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The news turned to Israel for the tenth day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 81,468 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Jersey's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. On 17 May 2020, a year earlier, the share was 37 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 1,959 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir60 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 283 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan50 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 31 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 749 Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 659 Kolkata India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Tel Aviv Israel43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 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'sEgypt: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'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'sBelarus: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 1,386 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 10,230 stories · less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice17% 3,497 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,331 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents10% 2,103 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 738 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 509 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 421 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 275 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 killed5,746 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations224 at about three times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people displaced160 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions86 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 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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