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18,982 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 day's news pointed at protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka), illness in Pyongyang and a disaster in Ljubljana. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Chile →
Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 80 in 100 of its 275 stories, usually 14
RegionEast Asia 30 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

178 of its 353 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Colombo accounted for 130 of Sri Lanka's 178 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. 117 of Colombo's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

North Korea

220 of its 275 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Pyongyang accounted for 182 of North Korea's 220 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 171 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Belarus

17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Hong Kong

66 of its 129 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 8 of Hong Kong Island's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Togo

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 81 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 130 of Israel's 267 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Austria

36 of its 88 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

South Korea

104 of its 355 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Outbreaks were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in South Korea (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hepatitis in Ireland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Australia (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (43 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Israel (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 18,982 stories about harm among 89,434 counted on 12 May.

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People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Chile. 21 in every 100 of the day's 89,434 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In North Korea's news, mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Sri Lanka for the second day running. On 12 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 →

North Korea80 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 14 · mostly health Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Syria54 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong51 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 859 Colombo Sri Lanka117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Kyiv Ukraine60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Beijing China47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Chicago US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: 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: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: 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 lessMozambique: 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 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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: no storiesFrench 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: 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 lessBrunei: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 66 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 30 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 1,457 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 41 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tunisia: 43 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Togo: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 50 in 100 of its 353 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Korea: 29 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 922 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 56 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Slovenia: 58 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)St. Lucia: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 49 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Korea: 80 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 34 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 575 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 33 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 33 in 100 of its 1,825 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 51 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Central African Republic: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Belarus: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Barbados: 49 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 39 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Austria: 41 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 33 in 100 of its 1,825 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 1,457 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Macao: 100 in 100 of its 4 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

● North Korea 80 in 100 of its 275 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 61 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 54 in 100 of its 202 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sri Lanka 50 in 100 of its 353 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 575 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 51 in 100 of its 129 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 8,601 stories · more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice19% 3,510 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,933 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,793 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood7% 1,361 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 661 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 464 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 460 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 killed3,975 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,042 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees248 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations177 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced145 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Chile

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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