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33,467 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 Azaz (Syria), a disaster in Kiev and violence in Sevare. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Italy and Syria → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 86 in 100 of its 517 stories, usually 39
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Syria

642 of its 779 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Azaz accounted for 371 of Syria's 642 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. 204 of Azaz's 371 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (284 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Azaz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

443 of its 517 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kiev accounted for 348 of Ukraine's 443 stories about harm, carried by 385 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (260 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

172 of its 185 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sevare accounted for 118 of Mali's 172 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Sevare stories →
Rights & justice

Senegal

93 of its 137 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dakar accounted for 85 of Senegal's 93 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Italy

1,074 of its 1,691 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Pozzallo accounted for 669 of Italy's 1,074 stories about harm, carried by 635 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (534 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

39 of its 44 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Natural hazards were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

38 of its 55 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

322 of its 598 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 104 of Riyadh's 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (58 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Niger

47 of its 57 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

135 of its 181 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (17 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: cholera in Kenya (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Bosnia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ghana (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Algeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Zimbabwe (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 33,467 stories about harm among 143,681 counted on 29 May.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 17 April 2016. of the day's 143,681 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Kenya's news mentioned the cholera more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Italy and Syria. For the second day running, the news turned to Syria.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali93 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine86 in 100 of its 517 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger82 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 779 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Cincinnati US468 stories about protests or strikes, of its 833 Azaz Syria204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371 Delhi India127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 613 Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 796 San Diego US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualSevare, Mali -- conflict & violence: 118 stories, carried by 129 outletsOklahoma City, US -- disasters & accidents: 117 stories, carried by 102 outletsBentiu, South Sudan -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsNusra, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 46 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- shelter & services: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsMakepeace Island, Australia -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 24 outletsEl Tarra, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMissouri, US -- health: 42 stories, carried by 38 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 one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sevare Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 118 stories ● Oklahoma City US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 117 stories ● Bentiu South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Nusra Egypt about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 50 stories ● Chhattisgarh India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 8,587 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence24% 7,937 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents22% 7,283 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health14% 4,564 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,321 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 904 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 879 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 470 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 killed12,336 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people affected5,862 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting arrests3,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,422 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees1,461 at about twice the usual rate · most about Italy and Syria Stories reporting evacuations803 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people displaced509 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill56 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.