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60,855 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 violence in Tunis, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and rights and justice in el Faro. Bangladesh's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 81 in 100 of its 204 stories, usually 33
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

166 of its 204 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 150 of Tunisia's 166 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

617 of its 1,104 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 500 of Bangladesh's 617 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. 340 of Dhaka's 500 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Displacement

Nauru

40 of its 51 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nauru over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Algeria

125 of its 203 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Algiers accounted for 118 of Algeria's 125 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,584 of its 1,838 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Baghdad accounted for 1,357 of Iraq's 1,584 stories about harm, carried by 1,081 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,189 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Taiwan

132 of its 433 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

242 of its 269 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Singapore

268 of its 1,806 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Displacement

Kenya

416 of its 962 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (126 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Azerbaijan (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Ethiopia (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Rwanda (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (63 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 60,855 stories about harm among 313,574 counted on 11 May.

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Tunisia's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. of the day's 313,574 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq86 in 100 of its 1,838 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia81 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador80 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Nauru78 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 56 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500 Baghdad Iraq300 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1357 Washington US252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1927 Delhi India243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 590 Jerusalem Israel145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 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 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 Korea: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 lessLebanon: 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: 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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 readVanuatu: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about twice its own usualUkraine: warmth about twice its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualDubai, United Arab Emirates -- conflict & violence: 112 stories, carried by 127 outletsPalais, France -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 36 outletsFrench Riviera, France -- rights & justice: 80 stories, carried by 78 outletsLafayette, US -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 78 outletsBoise, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 23 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 106 stories, carried by 67 outletsWarwickshire, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 95 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 48 stories, carried by 19 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

● United Arab Emirates warmth about twice usual ● Ukraine warmth about twice usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Rwanda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Albania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dubai United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 112 stories ● Palais France about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 57 stories ● French Riviera France about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 80 stories ● Lafayette US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Boise US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 16,416 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence22% 13,204 stories · about as usual Health20% 11,660 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents15% 8,730 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,086 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,201 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 2,031 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,175 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 killed19,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,797 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced838 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions711 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations570 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people falling ill111 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 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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