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17,442 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 news turned to flooding in Brazil, violence in Poonch and abductions in Mexico. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 41 in 100 of its 405 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

166 of its 405 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Rio Grande do Sul accounted for 102 of Brazil's 166 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Flooding was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and power cuts.

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

Kashmir

91 of its 162 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Poonch accounted for 51 of Kashmir's 91 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Poonch stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

156 of its 430 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Illness was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chad

36 of its 80 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Ndjamena accounted for 26 of Chad's 36 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 15 of Ndjamena's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Palestine

456 of its 641 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gaza accounted for 375 of Palestine's 456 stories about harm, carried by 540 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,517 of its 2,116 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Jerusalem accounted for 400 of Israel's 1,517 stories about harm, carried by 601 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Panama

31 of its 111 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 9 of the Panama Canal's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

129 of its 297 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cholera.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

73 of its 154 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Rwanda

Kigali accounted for 23 of Rwanda's 37 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Kenya (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in UK (67 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); natural hazards in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 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 6 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 17,442 stories about harm among 91,360 counted on 6 May.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Brazil. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 91,360 stories, above the usual 18. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Brazil's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel72 in 100 of its 2,116 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 641 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda59 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 55 · mostly displacement Kashmir56 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Iran47 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Gaza Palestine113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Jerusalem Israel97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Chicago US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'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: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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'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 readSt Vincent: 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'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'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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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 readCameroon: 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'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readArgentina: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier 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'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,517 stories about harm ● Poland few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 456 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,606 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,391 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,724 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,662 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 833 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 669 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 641 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 549 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 killed4,627 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions640 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced356 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations269 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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