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What the world's news said happened to people.
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18,666 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 protests in Quito (Ecuador), people killed in the Bahamas and rights and justice in Port-au-Prince. Ecuador's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEcuador 77 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 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

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

48 of its 62 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Quito accounted for 23 of Ecuador's 48 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 15 of Quito's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Health

Bahamas

41 of its 75 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sri Lanka

297 of its 442 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Colombo accounted for 255 of Sri Lanka's 297 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. 241 of Colombo's 255 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Philippines

58 of Manila's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Laos

17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Vientiane accounted for 13 of Laos' 17 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets.

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Displacement

Syria

88 of its 137 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Côte d’Ivoire

12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bolivia

9 of its 18 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Côte d’Ivoire (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Austria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in India (78 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
24 in 10020 in 10011 Apr18 Apr25 Apr2 May10 May11 Apr: 22 in 10012 Apr: 23 in 10013 Apr: 24 in 10014 Apr: 23 in 10015 Apr: 23 in 10016 Apr: 24 in 10017 Apr: 24 in 10018 Apr: 24 in 10019 Apr: 22 in 10020 Apr: 22 in 10021 Apr: 21 in 10022 Apr: 22 in 10023 Apr: 23 in 10024 Apr: 24 in 10025 Apr: 22 in 10026 Apr: 22 in 10027 Apr: 22 in 10028 Apr: 22 in 10029 Apr: 21 in 10030 Apr: 22 in 1001 May: 23 in 1002 May: 22 in 1003 May: 20 in 1004 May: 21 in 1005 May: 21 in 1006 May: 21 in 1007 May: 23 in 1008 May: 23 in 1009 May: 22 in 10010 May: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 18,666 stories about harm among 86,838 counted on 10 May.

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Ecuador's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. of the day's 86,838 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 10 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador77 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Sri Lanka67 in 100 of its 442 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Syria64 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 53 · mostly displacement Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Cuba55 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 48 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Colombo Sri Lanka241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Washington US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 636 Kyiv Ukraine74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Manila Philippines58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Odesa Ukraine52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

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 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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 Vincent: 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: no storiesOman: 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: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessIndia: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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: no storiesFrench 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessBulgaria: 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 lessBhutan: no storiesBenin: 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 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 32 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 46 in 100 of its 1,691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 64 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 67 in 100 of its 442 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 868 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Seychelles: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)St. Lucia: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 52 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 1,462 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 741 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 620 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 42 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Laos: 74 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 38 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 74 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 42 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ecuador: 77 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Denmark: 37 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 55 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Côte d’Ivoire: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 28 in 100 of its 1,742 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 46 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 75 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Brunei: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bolivia: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bahamas: 55 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 28 in 100 of its 1,742 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 46 in 100 of its 1,691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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

● Sri Lanka 67 in 100 of its 442 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 64 in 100 of its 137 stories · mostly displacement ● Ecuador 77 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 57 in 100 of its 178 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 46 in 100 of its 1,691 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 55 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,054 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,837 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,963 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,946 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,095 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 638 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 438 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 killed4,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about twice 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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