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11,662 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 heavy rain in Rwanda, illness in Hanoi and evacuations in Ukraine. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 88 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 55
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Rwanda

58 of its 66 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kivu accounted for 43 of Rwanda's 58 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Heavy rain was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kivu stories →
Health

Vietnam

211 of its 649 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 121 of Vietnam's 211 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Heatwave was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Displacement

Ukraine

178 of its 447 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Peru

30 of its 54 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

77 of its 422 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Egypt

Arab League accounted for 40 of Egypt's 56 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 31 of Iran's 62 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

95 of its 147 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Venezuela

24 of its 51 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (111 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Egypt (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 11,662 stories about harm among 60,003 counted on 7 May.

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The news turned to Rwanda for the fifth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 60,003 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. In Rwanda's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 7 May 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Rwanda's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%. This week the news turned most often to Rwanda, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda88 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan69 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 75 · mostly displacement Kashmir65 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Peru56 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine54 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Dallas US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 534 Manipur India60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful 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'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 about three times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Rwanda about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,070 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice22% 2,481 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence19% 2,130 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,563 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 728 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 615 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 453 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 390 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 killed3,604 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,448 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations288 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Sudan Stories reporting refugees137 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK 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 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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