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13,395 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 Ushuaia, violence in Beirut and volcanic eruption in Indonesia. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 64 in 100 of its 120 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Argentina

77 of its 120 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Ushuaia accounted for 43 of Argentina's 77 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Ushuaia stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

80 of its 117 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Beirut accounted for 50 of Lebanon's 80 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

104 of its 228 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Botswana

27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). HIV was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Netherlands

88 of its 242 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Amsterdam accounted for 45 of the Netherlands' 88 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Health

Spain

187 of its 570 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (106 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

54 of its 196 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 104 of Russia's 157 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Botswana (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bridge collapse in France (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ukraine (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Netherlands (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in South Africa (13 of its stories, about three 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 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 13,395 stories about harm among 78,635 counted on 8 May.

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On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 78,635 stories, as usual. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Argentina. Argentina stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon68 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Argentina64 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Israel53 in 100 of its 456 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine48 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia46 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Denver US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 New York US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLesotho: 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'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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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 readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: 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: 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: 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 more fearful 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelize: 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt. Helena: 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 453 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 230 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 3,897 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice25% 3,208 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,949 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,732 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Food & livelihood6% 796 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 702 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 480 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 276 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 killed3,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations238 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting people displaced138 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and the US Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Dominican Republic

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 softer than 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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