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54,836 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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A disaster in Bogota, violence in Sirte and protests in Maputo (Mozambique) drew the news. Libya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 60 in 100 of its 60 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 23 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

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

266 of its 463 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bogota accounted for 172 of Colombia's 266 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (186 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

297 of its 384 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sirte accounted for 163 of Libya's 297 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

318 of its 1,196 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (154 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Kenya

561 of its 1,040 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Nairobi accounted for 402 of Kenya's 561 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

297 of its 330 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Mukalla accounted for 170 of Yemen's 297 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

3,486 of its 9,872 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (66 stories). Storms were named in 579 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heatwave.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

306 of its 605 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

45 of its 60 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 26 of Agua Zarca's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Liberia

57 of its 127 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 12 of Monrovia's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Chile (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (37 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Canada (579 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Czechia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Finland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 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 6 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 54,836 stories about harm among 296,950 counted on 6 May.

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Of the day's 296,950 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 1,812 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 384 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras75 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Cayman Islands66 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 23 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria486 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1131 Washington US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2734 London UK161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1111 Cairo Egypt159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Delhi India156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman 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 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 lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 readNamibia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJamaica: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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 readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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 readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: 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 usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualNauru: warmth about its own usualMichigan City, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 36 outletsLouisiana, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 38 stories, carried by 53 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 33 stories, carried by 105 outletsValletta, Malta -- other: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 21 stories, carried by 24 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 21 outletsMukalla, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 170 stories, carried by 232 outletsRome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 129 stories, carried by 110 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

● Kazakhstan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq 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 ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Michigan City US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Louisiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 38 stories ● Bristol UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Valletta Malta about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 12 stories ● Monash Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,070 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health21% 11,195 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence18% 9,863 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents17% 8,970 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,952 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,060 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,902 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,715 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 killed14,506 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected7,747 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,118 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced868 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting abductions770 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria

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
● Griefa little less 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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