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55,968 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 the heatwave in Burkina Faso, illness in Mirebalais and snowstorms in Nepal. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 85 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 34
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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 →
Shelter & services

Burkina Faso

89 of its 105 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ouagadougou accounted for 86 of Burkina Faso's 89 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Heatwave was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Health

Haiti

118 of its 157 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Mirebalais accounted for 102 of Haiti's 118 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Cholera was named in 97 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with chikungunya.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Mirebalais stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

611 of its 819 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Snowstorms were named in 84 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

1,449 of its 3,188 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Hanoi accounted for 1,204 of Vietnam's 1,449 stories about harm, carried by 1,076 outlets. 908 of Hanoi's 1,204 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (524 stories).

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

Iraq

Fallujah accounted for 650 of Iraq's 1,002 stories about harm, carried by 609 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Bird flu was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

231 of its 352 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Chile

155 of its 296 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

141 of its 457 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Road crashes were named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

312 of its 545 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Tsunami was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,007 of its 1,298 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Romania (114 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (131 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Yemen (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Iran (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 55,968 stories about harm among 267,780 counted on 23 May.

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Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news. of the day's 267,780 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Burkina Faso's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 658 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Syria86 in 100 of its 2,070 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso85 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 34 · mostly shelter & services Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 1,298 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti75 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 37 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hanoi Vietnam908 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1204 North Carolina US269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 Washington US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1312 Jableh Syria195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1126 Boston US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 795

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 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 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: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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 lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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 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 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 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 readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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 lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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 lessAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualGuam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualFrench Riviera, France -- food & livelihood: 27 stories, carried by 32 outletsClaresholm, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 33 outletsKunduz, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 109 stories, carried by 124 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- rights & justice: 448 stories, carried by 445 outletsChabahar, Iran -- conflict & violence: 102 stories, carried by 67 outletsAdalet, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBalochistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 53 outletsYinchuan, China -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cyprus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ecuador warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● French Riviera France about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 27 stories ● Claresholm Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 25 stories ● Kunduz Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 109 stories ● North Carolina US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 448 stories ● Chabahar Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 102 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 13,826 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice24% 13,446 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health19% 10,408 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 8,149 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,932 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,354 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,510 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,296 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 killed19,966 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations870 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions585 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill98 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
● Griefa little more than 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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