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12,527 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 illness in Tenerife, violence in Beirut and people displaced in Kathmandu. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain 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 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 41 in 100 of its 632 stories, usually 19
RegionSoutheast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Health

Spain

262 of its 632 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Tenerife accounted for 150 of Spain's 262 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (131 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Tenerife stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

64 of its 95 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Beirut accounted for 31 of Lebanon's 64 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Displacement

Nepal

57 of its 112 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kathmandu accounted for 48 of Nepal's 57 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

35 of its 69 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Thailand

53 of its 153 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bangkok accounted for 36 of Thailand's 53 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Health

France

129 of its 587 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Benin

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

10 of its 12 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

158 of its 449 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Argentina

32 of its 69 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in India (104 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in France (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in US (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in UK (11 of its stories, about 6 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 11 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 12,527 stories about harm among 70,726 counted on 11 May.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Spain. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 70,726 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Spain stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon67 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal51 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 26 · mostly displacement Malawi51 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice Israel50 in 100 of its 569 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Beijing China22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

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: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readTunisia: 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'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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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: 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: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGhana: 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 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'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 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 fearful than 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 warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Helena: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Argentina few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 447 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 3,882 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice23% 2,761 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence14% 1,716 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,614 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Food & livelihood6% 756 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 644 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 454 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 436 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 killed3,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations404 at about three times the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting people displaced129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Israel Stories reporting abductions111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees44 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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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