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22,810 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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Protests in Cantel (Guatemala), violence in Jerusalem and wildfires in Greece drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 47 in 100 of its 194 stories, usually 34
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

32 of its 37 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Cantel accounted for 16 of Guatemala's 32 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 11 of Cantel's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Cantel stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,448 of its 2,159 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Jerusalem accounted for 825 of Israel's 1,448 stories about harm, carried by 813 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (130 stories). Natural hazards were named in 86 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Greece

85 of its 207 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Gas explosion was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Croatia

23 of its 43 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Zagreb accounted for 21 of Croatia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 2 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Earthquake was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

48 of its 86 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

92 of its 194 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Taipei accounted for 59 of Taiwan's 92 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

31 of its 41 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

42 of its 103 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

20 of its 51 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Croatia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in France (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ethiopia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Malaysia (18 of its stories, more than ten 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 20 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 22,810 stories about harm among 94,669 counted on 20 May.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 24 in every 100 of the day's 94,669 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Croatia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Guatemala stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. A year earlier, on 20 May 2020, 33 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel67 in 100 of its 2,159 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 351 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia51 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 49 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 825 Washington US232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 784 Chicago US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 New York US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Gaza Palestine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: 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: 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: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUruguay: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier 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 angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,448 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Guatemala few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 11,226 stories · less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice18% 3,976 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,546 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,315 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 769 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 761 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 675 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 321 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 killed5,958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,534 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees310 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Ethiopia Stories reporting people displaced218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about the usual rate

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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