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What the world's news said happened to people.
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63,843 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 Egyptair, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and illness in Luanda. Albania's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuam 53 in 100 of its 521 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

5,005 of its 7,955 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Egyptair accounted for 4,856 of Egypt's 5,005 stories about harm, carried by 2,574 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,134 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Egyptair stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

512 of its 918 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 428 of Venezuela's 512 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. 360 of Caracas' 428 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

Angola

160 of its 247 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Luanda accounted for 130 of Angola's 160 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Chikungunya was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Angola over 30 days → its stories → Luanda stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

45 of its 98 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Mali

182 of its 217 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kidal accounted for 159 of Mali's 182 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

145 of its 562 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 26 of Warsaw's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Dominican Republic

57 of its 113 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

29 of its 34 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 11 of Nouakchott's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Switzerland

307 of its 936 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,642 of its 3,690 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (785 stories). Gas explosion was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (106 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Niger (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Spain (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Poland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Peru (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 63,843 stories about harm among 318,481 counted on 19 May.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 318,481 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal's news, mentions of the avalanche ran about 4 times their usual. Egypt stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Mali84 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador80 in 100 of its 312 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 786 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 855 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela360 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Washington US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2792 Chibok Nigeria276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 872 Egyptair Egypt220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4856 Paris France177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488

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 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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: 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: 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 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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 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 lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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 readCroatia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 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 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): 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about twice its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about twice its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualVatican City: warmth about its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 159 stories, carried by 173 outletsIzmir, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 63 stories, carried by 69 outletsSaigon, Vietnam -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 174 outletsBrzegi, Poland -- displacement: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 97 stories, carried by 109 outlets-Fayette County, US -- rights & justice: 80 stories, carried by 80 outletsKansas, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 69 stories, carried by 62 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

● Mali warmth about twice usual ● Vietnam warmth about twice usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kidal Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 159 stories ● Izmir Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 63 stories ● Saigon Vietnam about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 84 stories ● Brzegi Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 19 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 97 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 16,773 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 14,512 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health21% 13,090 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 8,579 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 4,051 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 2,045 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,743 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,558 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 killed20,352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected9,870 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Egypt and the US Stories reporting arrests7,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,657 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ecuador Stories reporting abductions1,527 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees1,185 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Australia Stories reporting people displaced1,015 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting evacuations554 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Angola and the US

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.

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