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What the world's news said happened to people.
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14,546 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 Bundibugyo, protests in la Paz (Bolivia) and violence in Damascus. Uganda's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 77 in 100 of its 323 stories, usually 34
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Uganda

250 of its 323 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bundibugyo accounted for 181 of Uganda's 250 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bundibugyo stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

22 of its 34 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. la Paz accounted for 21 of Bolivia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 16 of la Paz's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

31 of its 63 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Damascus accounted for 26 of Syria's 31 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Maldives

34 of its 41 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Vaavu Atoll accounted for 23 of the Maldives' 34 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

Maldives over 30 days → its stories → Vaavu Atoll stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Congo

81 of its 88 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

DR Congo

49 of its 50 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Ituri accounted for 29 of the DR Congo's 49 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

90 of its 253 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 46 of Nairobi's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Rights & justice

Israel

370 of its 659 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

44 of its 155 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

22 of Gwangju's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in China (26 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); gas explosion in Germany (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Australia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in US (122 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in UK (13 of its stories, about 5 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 19 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 14,546 stories about harm among 80,168 counted on 19 May.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Uganda. of the day's 80,168 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of flooding ran about 7 times their usual in China's news. In Uganda, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

DR Congo98 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Congo92 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Uganda77 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Lebanon64 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 659 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 San Diego US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Nairobi Kenya46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'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 readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'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'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readSt 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: 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 about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Uganda about twice as fearful as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 374 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● DR Congo few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,100 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice25% 3,612 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,189 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,810 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Food & livelihood6% 843 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 752 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 583 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 347 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 killed3,858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured696 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions210 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda Stories reporting refugees112 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Africa and Congo Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about Uganda and France

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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