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22,434 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 deaths in Zurich, violence in Nyange and tornadoes in Guam. Rwanda's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuam 88 in 100 of its 183 stories, usually 48
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Switzerland

434 of its 893 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Zurich accounted for 300 of Switzerland's 434 stories about harm, carried by 663 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (329 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Zurich stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

61 of its 92 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Nyange accounted for 26 of Rwanda's 61 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Nyange stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guam

161 of its 183 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tornadoes were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and snowstorms.

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

South Africa

380 of its 1,126 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (136 stories). Cholera was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

50 of its 173 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Copenhagen accounted for 35 of Denmark's 50 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

78 of its 110 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

142 of its 488 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with meningitis and outbreaks.

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Disasters & accidents

Panama

30 of its 71 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

54 of its 147 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 15 of Phnom Penh's 24 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Vietnam (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Panama (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in South Africa (73 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (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 25 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 22,434 stories about harm among 125,296 counted on 25 May.

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Vietnam's news mentioned storms more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 125,296 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Switzerland. Switzerland stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. On 25 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guam88 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan77 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 76 · mostly displacement Somalia71 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda66 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 880 London UK70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 Chicago US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Indianapolis US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Islamabad Pakistan39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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: 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 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: 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'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: 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 angrier 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 more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half 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

● Rwanda about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 333 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 434 stories about harm ● Somalia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 202 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,281 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,493 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,263 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,252 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,413 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 958 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 874 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 488 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 killed5,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,273 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured962 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations107 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Australia and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya

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 softer 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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