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10,475 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 news turned to the drought in North Korea, protests in Jenin (Palestine) and violence in Damascus. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 80 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 52
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

North Korea

60 of its 75 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Pyongyang accounted for 39 of North Korea's 60 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

56 of its 87 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jenin accounted for 38 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 23 of Jenin's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

South Korea

123 of its 314 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Seoul accounted for 102 of South Korea's 123 stories about harm, carried by 341 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

70 of its 133 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Ankara accounted for 34 of Türkiye's 70 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Chickenpox was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Mexico

45 of its 137 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

37 of its 81 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Israel (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in China (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 10,475 stories about harm among 45,548 counted on 21 May.

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Australia's news mentioned wildfires about three times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 45,548 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In North Korea, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual. On 21 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Korea80 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Syria72 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye53 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir52 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Seoul South Korea42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Colombo Sri Lanka26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Jenin Palestine23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

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: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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 a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 376 stories about harm ● Australia a little warmer than the world's · 234 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 7 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 4,202 stories · less than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice19% 1,987 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,430 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence12% 1,210 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 591 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 425 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 269 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 245 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 killed2,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected996 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured854 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees201 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea

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 much harsher than 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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