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22,474 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 the hunger in Ethiopia, violence in Kigali and the earthquake in Congo. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 83 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 50
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

67 of its 105 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tigray accounted for 49 of Ethiopia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

134 of its 162 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kigali accounted for 72 of Rwanda's 134 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

39 of its 46 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 167 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Sri Lanka

92 of its 190 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Colombo accounted for 75 of Sri Lanka's 92 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Oil spill was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Rights & justice

Belarus

219 of its 358 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Minsk accounted for 204 of Belarus' 219 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

20 of Baghdad's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

Taiwan

107 of its 201 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Taipei accounted for 71 of Taiwan's 107 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets.

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Health

China

883 of its 2,552 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Sri Lanka (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in DR Congo (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in France (29 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 27 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 22,474 stories about harm among 93,599 counted on 27 May.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in Australia's news. of the day's 93,599 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 27 May 2020, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 24 today. Ethiopia's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda83 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique64 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia64 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Belarus61 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 781 Jerusalem Israel126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Minsk Belarus87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Beijing China65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Delhi India65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374

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'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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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 readCanada: 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'sBrazil: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful 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'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 angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: 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'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 578 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Mozambique few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Belarus about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 219 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 10,949 stories · less than usual (usually 52%) Rights & justice20% 4,546 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents10% 2,283 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,191 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 945 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 549 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 528 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 268 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 killed6,050 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,721 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured984 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations193 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Rwanda Stories reporting people displaced164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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