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23,863 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 Islamabad (Pakistan), violence in Tel Aviv and people displaced in Khartoum. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 61 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

770 of its 1,300 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Islamabad accounted for 460 of Pakistan's 770 stories about harm, carried by 540 outlets. 301 of Islamabad's 460 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (345 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

594 of its 975 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tel Aviv accounted for 253 of Israel's 594 stories about harm, carried by 504 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 113 of Sudan's 204 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 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 →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Armenia

101 of its 165 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Sotk accounted for 62 of Armenia's 101 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories).

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Sotk stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

21 of its 29 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 4 of Managua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

53 of its 83 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tunis accounted for 28 of Tunisia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Samoa

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Mexico

183 of its 551 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (62 stories). Covid was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

15 of its 33 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 5 of Conakry's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (51 stories). Flooding was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, hunger and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Mexico (82 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in South Korea (43 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Vietnam (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Samoa (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 23,863 stories about harm among 129,571 counted on 11 May.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Pakistan. of the day's 129,571 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news. In Pakistan, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Palestine66 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia64 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia61 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 29 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Israel61 in 100 of its 975 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Washington US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 928 Lahore Pakistan66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 London UK57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Manhattan US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'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 readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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 readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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'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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little angrier 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times 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 fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 594 stories about harm ● Tunisia about twice as angry as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 770 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 252 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 8,056 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice24% 5,626 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,857 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,758 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,286 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,101 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 920 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 865 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 killed5,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees557 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced270 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations187 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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