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11,508 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 drought in Brazil, violence in Poonch and people affected in Mexico drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 67 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 31
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

99 of its 241 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Rio Grande do Sul accounted for 62 of Brazil's 99 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio Grande do Sul stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

98 of its 170 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Poonch accounted for 43 of Kashmir's 98 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Poonch stories →
Shelter & services

Ghana

63 of its 270 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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

Indonesia

91 of its 135 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Landslides were named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

DR Congo

11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

703 of its 990 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

34 of its 130 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (14 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 4 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 11,508 stories about harm among 61,397 counted on 4 May.

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Indonesia's news mentioned landslides about 5 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 61,397 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Brazil, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. On 5 May 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 990 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia67 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine65 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir58 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan44 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Hamilton Hall US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 Gaza Palestine88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Tel Aviv Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Los Angeles US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'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'sLesotho: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsle of Man: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 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'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 · 98 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 703 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 3,357 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health25% 2,832 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,810 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,684 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 543 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 412 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 311 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 247 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 killed2,905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,573 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions370 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced183 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Brazil and Israel Stories reporting refugees121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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
● 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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