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53,853 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 protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), people injured in Rwanda and violence in Velky Meder. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBahrain 62 in 100 of its 152 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

172 of its 248 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Phnom Penh accounted for 112 of Cambodia's 172 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 102 of Phnom Penh's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (153 stories).

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Rwanda

288 of its 443 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

163 of its 370 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Philippines

1,407 of its 3,929 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 325 of Philippine's 556 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,018 stories). Heatstroke was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plague.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

2,996 of its 7,985 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (917 stories). Tornadoes were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts, oil spill and malaria.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

79 of its 261 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 49 of Buenos Aires' 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Heatwave was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

43 of its 102 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

505 of its 951 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Cairo accounted for 416 of Egypt's 505 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (156 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 180 of Somalia's 224 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Azerbaijan (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Argentina (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Italy (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Liberia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
25 in 10018 in 10010 Apr17 Apr24 Apr1 May9 May10 Apr: 23 in 10011 Apr: 20 in 10012 Apr: 19 in 10013 Apr: 20 in 10014 Apr: 19 in 10015 Apr: 20 in 10016 Apr: 23 in 10017 Apr: 25 in 10018 Apr: 22 in 10019 Apr: 20 in 10020 Apr: 19 in 10021 Apr: 19 in 10022 Apr: 20 in 10023 Apr: 21 in 10024 Apr: 21 in 10025 Apr: 19 in 10026 Apr: 19 in 10027 Apr: 18 in 10028 Apr: 19 in 10029 Apr: 19 in 10030 Apr: 19 in 1001 May: 20 in 1002 May: 19 in 1003 May: 19 in 1004 May: 20 in 1005 May: 20 in 1006 May: 18 in 1007 May: 21 in 1008 May: 22 in 1009 May: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 53,853 stories about harm among 274,154 counted on 9 May.

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In Azerbaijan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 274,154 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. In Cambodia, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen83 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 1,162 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 635 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Mali71 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Athens Greece327 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Philippine Philippines325 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Aleppo Syria197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 636 Washington US196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2037 Cairo Egypt134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 416

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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 lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 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 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 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 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 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 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 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: 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 lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualFrench Riviera, France -- rights & justice: 109 stories, carried by 94 outletsWest Monroe, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 60 outletsPuducherry, India -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 26 outletsWyoming, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsBeaconsfield, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 12 outletsNusaybin, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 25 outletsErbil, Iraq -- displacement: 23 stories, carried by 21 outletsLaurencekirk, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 13 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

● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● French Riviera France about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 109 stories ● West Monroe US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Puducherry India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Wyoming US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Beaconsfield Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,478 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 10,732 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence19% 9,856 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents18% 9,405 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,635 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,060 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,675 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,025 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 killed15,775 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,256 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees1,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions483 at about half the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting people falling ill85 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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