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20,438 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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Illness in Zurich, violence in Nyange and deaths in Siem Reap drew the news. Rwanda's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 42 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Switzerland

190 of its 489 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Zurich accounted for 113 of Switzerland's 190 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Rwanda

60 of its 84 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Nyange accounted for 38 of Rwanda's 60 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Nyange stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 83 of Sudan's 130 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

64 of its 82 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 40 of Somalia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Guam

50 of its 71 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Lebanon

38 of its 118 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Japan

265 of its 1,420 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

39 of its 135 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Guam (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in South Africa (65 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (43 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Vietnam (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Nepal (11 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 26 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 20,438 stories about harm among 114,740 counted on 26 May.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Switzerland. of the day's 114,740 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Guam's news mentioned power cuts about 4 times as often as usual. On 26 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 18 today. In Switzerland, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia78 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda71 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Guam70 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan68 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 732 London UK69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Islamabad Pakistan51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Indianapolis US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Chicago US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201

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: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: 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 readCuraçao: 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: 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 about one and a half times as angry as 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'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than 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 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 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Rwanda about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 253 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 6,647 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,004 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,950 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,260 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,016 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 903 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 837 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 458 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 killed4,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,916 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,082 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees254 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations135 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal

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 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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