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20,328 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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Deaths in Pyongyang, flooding in Brazil and arrests in Ukraine drew the news. North Korea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 38 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 25 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

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

North Korea

25 of its 65 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Pyongyang accounted for 18 of North Korea's 25 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

115 of its 352 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Rio Grande do Sul accounted for 69 of Brazil's 115 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 75 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts.

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

Ukraine

264 of its 689 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

63 of its 118 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

49 of its 187 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 378 of Palestine's 434 stories about harm, carried by 559 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Hurricane was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

Nairobi accounted for 62 of Kenya's 139 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in South Africa (26 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Australia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Canada (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Israel (16 of its stories, about 4 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 8 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 20,328 stories about harm among 112,749 counted on 8 May.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. of the day's 112,749 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Brazil's news mentioned flooding about three times as often as usual. North Korea's news was 38% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. A year earlier, on 9 May 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine66 in 100 of its 658 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 2,023 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir47 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 578 Gaza Palestine128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 Manhattan US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Jerusalem Israel74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Chicago US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sPoland: 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 readNorway: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLesotho: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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 readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readBritish 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint 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 warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'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'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: 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'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: 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'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,324 stories about harm ● North Korea few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 264 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 434 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 174 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,866 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 5,459 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,232 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,615 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 806 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 790 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 658 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 512 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 killed4,822 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured954 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced327 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill65 at about three times the usual rate · most about India and the US

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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