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16,288 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 protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka), illness in Saratoga and refugees in Congo. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas →
Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 68 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

231 of its 432 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Colombo accounted for 188 of Sri Lanka's 231 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. 176 of Colombo's 188 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Health

Cuba

83 of its 126 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Saratoga accounted for 40 of Cuba's 83 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Saratoga stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

21 of its 24 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

23 of its 40 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Bellavista's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Bahamas

69 of its 102 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Austria

26 of its 71 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

72 of its 163 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Taipei accounted for 57 of Taiwan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

84 of its 220 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

55 of its 85 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Taiwan (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Austria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Philippines (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 16,288 stories about harm among 75,542 counted on 9 May.

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Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 75,542 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas. On 9 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 22 today. Sri Lanka's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahamas68 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Cuba66 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Syria65 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka53 in 100 of its 432 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Colombo Sri Lanka176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Moscow Russia87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Delhi India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Manila Philippines50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sSingapore: 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 about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Bahamas about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 540 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 690 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as angry as the world's · 231 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 6,868 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,025 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,079 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,937 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 840 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 578 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 406 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 372 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 killed3,923 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,098 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees216 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Syria Stories reporting people displaced147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas

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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