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18,010 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 flooding in Bangladesh, arrests in Norway and people killed in Argentina. Argentina's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 78 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 50
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Bangladesh

83 of its 184 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 38 of Bangladesh's 83 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

34 of its 128 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Argentina

24 of its 81 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Germany

162 of its 631 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Tornadoes were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

50 of its 76 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Damascus accounted for 24 of Syria's 50 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Hunger was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

North Korea

61 of its 78 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Pyongyang accounted for 36 of North Korea's 61 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

42 of its 69 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hungary

26 of its 75 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Poland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Germany (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in China (41 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 20 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 18,010 stories about harm among 83,007 counted on 20 May.

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In Poland's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 83,007 stories, as usual. On 20 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today. In Bangladesh, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Korea78 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Syria66 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq61 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka53 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 46 · mostly food & livelihood

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 Donbas Ukraine46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Colombo Sri Lanka43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Chicago US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Jerusalem Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

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: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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 readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 576 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Argentina few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 8,051 stories · more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice19% 3,449 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,936 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,744 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 1,136 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 610 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 450 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 396 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 killed3,840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,468 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,075 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions141 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced114 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations110 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill32 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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