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18,820 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 Colombo (Sri Lanka), illness in Havana and violence in Tehran drew the news. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 60 in 100 of its 408 stories, usually 43
RegionOceania 25 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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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

244 of its 408 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Colombo accounted for 193 of Sri Lanka's 244 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. 181 of Colombo's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Cuba

49 of its 87 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Havana accounted for 23 of Cuba's 49 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

89 of its 163 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 53 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories).

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

Morocco

26 of its 58 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Dominican Republic

11 of its 27 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 3 of Bellavista's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Togo

8 of its 16 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

194 of its 305 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jenin accounted for 153 of Palestine's 194 stories about harm, carried by 369 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

67 of its 234 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Grenada

6 of its 11 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 3 of Grand Anse's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (80 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Russia (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in China (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in US (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 18,820 stories about harm among 88,090 counted on 11 May.

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Of the day's 88,090 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 11 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 →

Palestine64 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka60 in 100 of its 408 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Cuba56 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Iran55 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Colombo Sri Lanka181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 704 Kyiv Ukraine62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier 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'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 few stories about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 271 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as angry as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 684 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 13 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 7,919 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,787 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,005 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,997 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,332 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 683 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 477 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 392 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 killed3,963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,609 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees255 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Syria Stories reporting people displaced169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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