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61,091 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 landslides in Haiti, protests in Agua Zarca (Honduras) and illness in Dakar. Haiti's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 81 in 100 of its 183 stories, usually 29
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

148 of its 183 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Gonaives accounted for 117 of Haiti's 148 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Landslides were named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Gonaives stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

271 of its 299 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Agua Zarca accounted for 218 of Honduras' 271 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 216 of Agua Zarca's 218 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (253 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Agua Zarca stories →
Health

Senegal

117 of its 176 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dakar accounted for 100 of Senegal's 117 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Ebola was named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

218 of its 479 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

1,015 of its 1,546 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Nairobi accounted for 732 of Kenya's 1,015 stories about harm, carried by 525 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (598 stories). Hypothermia was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

124 of its 396 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 14 of Hanoi's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Accidents were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Namibia

71 of its 142 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

655 of its 959 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Iran

352 of its 1,079 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

100 of its 201 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 30 of Odessa's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Costa Rica (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Palestine (119 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Vietnam (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 61,091 stories about harm among 318,877 counted on 3 May.

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In Haiti, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 318,877 stories, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palau93 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Honduras91 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Haiti81 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria79 in 100 of its 2,306 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria557 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1329 Washington US326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2409 Delhi India236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 623 Agua Zarca Honduras216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Marin County US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about twice its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualDakar, Senegal -- health: 100 stories, carried by 87 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 39 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 61 stories, carried by 67 outletsWindhoek, Namibia -- rights & justice: 59 stories, carried by 84 outletsKingdom Hall, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 25 stories, carried by 43 outletsTohoku, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 52 stories, carried by 14 outletsChautara, Nepal -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 33 outletsHorsham, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 57 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Senegal warmth about twice usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Finland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Namibia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Albania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dakar Senegal about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 100 stories ● Helsinki Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 41 stories ● New Hampshire US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 61 stories ● Windhoek Namibia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 59 stories ● Kingdom Hall US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 18,558 stories · about as usual Health22% 13,157 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence20% 11,772 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 7,645 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,668 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 2,004 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,721 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,260 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 killed18,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,617 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,223 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions1,217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations288 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill150 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little less than 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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