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23,636 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Gaza, protests in Islamabad (Pakistan) and people displaced in Khartoum. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 62 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 21
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

229 of its 311 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 159 of Palestine's 229 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

596 of its 1,236 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Islamabad accounted for 387 of Pakistan's 596 stories about harm, carried by 530 outlets. 217 of Islamabad's 387 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (159 stories).

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 109 of Sudan's 199 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

132 of its 349 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Israel

489 of its 933 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 195 of Israel's 489 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (309 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 231 of Russia's 354 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Puerto Rico

48 of its 77 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

30 of its 49 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Venezuela

36 of its 65 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (156 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (179 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Jordan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Vietnam (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Russia (18 of its stories, more than ten 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 9 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 23,636 stories about harm among 126,481 counted on 9 May.

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In New Zealand's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 126,481 stories, as usual. On 9 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. In Palestine, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine74 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Puerto Rico62 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar62 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela55 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 25 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 London UK119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 522 Manhattan US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Lahore Pakistan55 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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'sSomalia: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJamaica: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBangladesh: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful 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'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 three times as grief-stricken 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 · 71 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 354 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 489 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,624 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 5,610 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 3,266 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,098 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,102 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,012 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 805 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 717 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 killed6,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees412 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced279 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting evacuations251 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and India Stories reporting abductions208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 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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