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14,346 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 protests in Yerevan (Armenia), deaths in Doha and violence in Gaza. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Bangladesh → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 65 in 100 of its 336 stories, usually 33
RegionSouth Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

58 of its 110 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Yerevan accounted for 37 of Armenia's 58 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 29 of Yerevan's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Qatar

64 of its 143 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Doha accounted for 63 of Qatar's 64 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (57 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

352 of its 473 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 317 of Palestine's 352 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

217 of its 336 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Heavy rain was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storm surge and drownings.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Israel

921 of its 1,235 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Tel Aviv accounted for 262 of Israel's 921 stories about harm, carried by 437 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

218 of its 517 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kharkiv accounted for 106 of Ukraine's 218 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

149 of its 283 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

277 of its 728 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Typhoon was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

US

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (62 stories). Tornadoes were named in 529 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge, heatstroke and hypothermia. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Tonga (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Switzerland (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Finland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (529 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 27 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 14,346 stories about harm among 74,032 counted on 27 May.

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On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 74,032 stories, above the usual 18. Armenia's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. Tonga's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel75 in 100 of its 1,235 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine74 in 100 of its 473 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 55 · mostly displacement Bangladesh65 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Armenia53 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Tel Aviv Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Gaza Palestine45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Yerevan Armenia29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Sydney Australia22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'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: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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'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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: 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'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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than 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'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMonaco: 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 921 stories about harm ● Papua New Guinea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 352 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,542 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents23% 3,243 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice20% 2,830 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence16% 2,206 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 753 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 549 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 536 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 447 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 killed4,631 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,965 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured1,471 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced464 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees321 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations282 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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