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11,530 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 illness in Johannesburg, people injured in Germany and volcanic eruption in the Philippines. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Africa and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about South Africa and the US → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCape Verde 95 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 12 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

South Africa

351 of its 718 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Johannesburg accounted for 210 of South Africa's 351 stories about harm, carried by 374 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 70 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.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Johannesburg stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

161 of its 554 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

127 of its 493 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with earthquake.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Cape Verde

54 of its 57 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Praia accounted for 38 of Cape Verde's 54 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Argentina

45 of its 80 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Ushuaia accounted for 23 of Argentina's 45 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Netherlands

53 of its 169 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Heatwave was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Colombia

24 of its 42 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kenya (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Canada (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 11,530 stories about harm among 68,421 counted on 4 May.

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Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran more than ten times their usual in South Africa's news. of the day's 68,421 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Africa and the US. For the second day running, the news turned to South Africa.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cape Verde95 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 25 · mostly health Palestine59 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Argentina56 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 16 · mostly health Lebanon53 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba51 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 41 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Tehran Iran44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Johannesburg South Africa27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Sydney Australia21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than 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 Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCape Verde: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 473 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 206 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,158 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice23% 2,599 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,154 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 1,463 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 622 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 610 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 374 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 293 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 killed2,847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,099 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured923 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations269 at about three times the usual rate · most about South Africa and the US Stories reporting people displaced134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting abductions106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill75 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about South Africa and the US Stories reporting refugees29 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and Nigeria

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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