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What the world's news said happened to people.
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14,759 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 day's news pointed at rights and justice in Solenzo, deaths in Colombo and refugees in South Africa. Burkina Faso's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 50 in 100 of its 303 stories, usually 30
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

25 of its 35 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Solenzo accounted for 14 of Burkina Faso's 25 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Solenzo stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

229 of its 654 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hunger.

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

Israel

696 of its 1,055 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tel Aviv accounted for 247 of Israel's 696 stories about harm, carried by 520 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (319 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 78 of Palestine's 104 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

29 of its 84 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

131 of its 457 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →
Health

Mexico

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Screwworm was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

Road crashes were named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Palestine (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); screwworm in Mexico (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in UK (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in US (55 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 12 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 14,759 stories about harm among 81,361 counted on 12 May.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about three times the usual rate. of the day's 81,361 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. Mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual in Palestine's news. In Burkina Faso, 71% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel66 in 100 of its 1,055 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Syria51 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye50 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan49 in 100 of its 1,404 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 New Delhi India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Newark US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Tel Aviv Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 694 stories about harm ● India about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,358 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 696 stories about harm ● Italy a little warmer than the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 13 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,666 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,392 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 3,071 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,381 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 851 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 436 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 381 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 326 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 killed3,844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,510 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured892 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions451 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees246 at about twice the usual rate · most about South Africa and the US Stories reporting people displaced231 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about twice 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 →

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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