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10,176 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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Heavy rain in Nigeria, violence in Bogota and people killed in Namibia drew the news. Colombia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 42 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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

Nigeria

292 of its 876 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (57 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

43 of its 102 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Alexandria accounted for 28 of Egypt's 43 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Drought was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

399 of its 583 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 79 of Palestine's 117 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 21 of Syria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

43 of its 116 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Egypt (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in China (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in India (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in UK (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 31 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 10,176 stories about harm among 53,025 counted on 31 May.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Nigeria. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 53,025 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Japan's news. On 31 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today. Nigeria stood out: 33% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 583 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt42 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria40 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh39 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Los Angeles US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Chicago US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Delhi India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 London UK16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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'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'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'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: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful 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 about twice as angry 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'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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 399 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 292 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,786 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,297 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,106 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence15% 1,466 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 467 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 395 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 286 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 215 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 killed2,565 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions255 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced158 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting evacuations125 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 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.

● Angera little less than 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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