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7,128 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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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Bundibugyo, violence in Moscow and a disaster in Bangkok. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 79 in 100 of its 200 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Uganda

158 of its 200 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bundibugyo accounted for 132 of Uganda's 158 stories about harm, carried by 429 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (134 stories). Outbreaks were named in 147 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with covid. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bundibugyo stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

190 of its 321 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 172 of Russia's 190 stories about harm, carried by 396 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Rights & justice

Italy

92 of its 310 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Congo

43 of its 45 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 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.

its stories →
Health

DR Congo

41 of its 45 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ituri accounted for 31 of the DR Congo's 41 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

14 of its 27 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

279 of its 929 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

7 of its 12 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 4 of la Paz's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 44 of Palestine's 63 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hantavirus in Canada (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in US (32 of its stories, about 4 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 17 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 7,128 stories about harm among 38,205 counted on 17 May.

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In Uganda, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 38,205 stories, above the usual 17. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Uganda. Uganda's news mentioned outbreaks about 9 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Uganda79 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 26 · mostly health Lebanon62 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Russia59 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand54 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Washington US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Tehran Iran17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Jerusalem Israel14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Moscow Russia14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful 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 warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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

● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as fearful as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 14 stories about harm ● DR Congo few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 279 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 1,825 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 1,644 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,220 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,110 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 470 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 324 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 271 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 134 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 killed2,015 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting arrests770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured668 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting abductions135 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting evacuations65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced57 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting refugees32 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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