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62,928 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 building collapse in Kenya, protests in Stockholm (Sweden) and violence in Aleppo. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCayman Islands 84 in 100 of its 113 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

836 of its 1,423 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Nairobi accounted for 709 of Kenya's 836 stories about harm, carried by 613 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Building collapse was named in 405 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

204 of its 469 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 62 of Stockholm's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,796 of its 2,177 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Aleppo accounted for 1,140 of Syria's 1,796 stories about harm, carried by 648 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (336 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Health

Panama

147 of its 412 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (95 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Panama over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Namibia

35 of its 79 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 25 of Windhoek's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

39 of its 43 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Bujumbura accounted for 30 of Burundi's 39 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Marshall Islands

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Majuro accounted for 27 of the Marshall Islands' 29 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

3,465 of its 10,131 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,092 stories). Road crashes were named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

309 of its 620 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

270 of its 381 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sirte accounted for 124 of Libya's 270 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Cyprus (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Chile (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Singapore (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (61 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 62,928 stories about harm among 321,309 counted on 5 May.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. of the day's 321,309 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Kenya for the second day running. Mentions of building collapse ran about 5 times their usual in Kenya's news. In Kenya, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 315 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Cayman Islands84 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 15 · mostly health Syria82 in 100 of its 2,177 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Libya71 in 100 of its 381 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras68 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria378 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1140 Washington US314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2757 Chicago US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 Dhaka Bangladesh170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Palmyra Syria169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 lessLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 lessIran: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualCayman Islands: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNovosibirsk, Russia -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 48 outletsYogyakarta, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 106 stories, carried by 104 outletsMakol, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 25 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsSochi, Russia -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 17 outletsDakar, Senegal -- food & livelihood: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsWindhoek, Namibia -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 28 outletsAthens County, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 16 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Novosibirsk Russia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● Yogyakarta Indonesia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 106 stories ● Makol Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Monash Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Sochi Russia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 17,185 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence21% 12,656 stories · about as usual Health20% 12,468 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents15% 8,987 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,924 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,491 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,390 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,425 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 killed18,363 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,517 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,557 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,537 at about three times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions747 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill259 at about three times 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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