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What the world's news said happened to people.
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17,400 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 people injured in Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and North Korea →
Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 92 in 100 of its 189 stories, usually 37
RegionNorth America 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 81 of Sri Lanka's 123 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 51 of Colombo's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Power cuts were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

26 of its 35 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Taiwan

70 of its 147 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

South Korea

83 of its 281 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 146 of Israel's 250 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

295 of its 714 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Malaysia

90 of its 230 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Finland

38 of its 150 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in South Korea (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); dust storm in Iraq (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in India (67 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in UK (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 17,400 stories about harm among 78,563 counted on 16 May.

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People falling ill were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and North Korea. of the day's 78,563 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. South Korea's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 16 May 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Korea92 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Palestine59 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia56 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia51 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 784 Jerusalem Israel65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Colombo Sri Lanka51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Sokoto Nigeria45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 New York US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'sCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 492 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Netherlands a little warmer than the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 7,117 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,253 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,530 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents11% 1,897 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,023 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 728 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 412 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 253 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 killed4,804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,698 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people affected1,417 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced114 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations114 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and North Korea Stories reporting abductions78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US

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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