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47,061 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 illness in Conakry, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Kigali (Rwanda). Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuinea 83 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 30
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Guinea

113 of its 136 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Conakry accounted for 78 of Guinea's 113 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (101 stories). Ebola was named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

337 of its 393 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 214 of Somalia's 337 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Malaria was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

122 of its 200 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kigali accounted for 100 of Rwanda's 122 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 67 of Kigali's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Road crashes were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Iran

517 of its 760 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (206 stories). Gas explosion was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Hungary

172 of its 298 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Budapest accounted for 144 of Hungary's 172 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Hunger was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

795 of its 1,029 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Caracas accounted for 656 of Venezuela's 795 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. 643 of Caracas' 656 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

48 of its 79 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

200 of its 279 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Switzerland

165 of its 459 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

31 of its 40 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Cyclone was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Vanuatu (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Hungary (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in France (270 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in South Sudan (15 of its stories, about three 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 4 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 47,061 stories about harm among 223,670 counted on 4 May.

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In Guinea, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 223,670 stories, as usual. Mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual in Guinea's news. A year earlier, on 4 May 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea83 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Venezuela77 in 100 of its 1,029 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Congo77 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Syria73 in 100 of its 996 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela643 stories about protests or strikes, of its 656 Washington US618 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3664 Damascus Syria253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Paris France215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 672 Dallas US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433

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 lessVietnam: 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: 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 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 lessUkraine: 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 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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 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 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessIreland: 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 readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: too little coverage to readHong 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 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 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: 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 lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about twice its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGrand Rapids, US -- health: 99 stories, carried by 101 outletsMissoula, US -- disasters & accidents: 41 stories, carried by 47 outletsRamallah, Palestine -- rights & justice: 169 stories, carried by 23 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 26 outletsBenidorm, Spain -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsGorongosa, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 17 outletsGuaviare, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 22 outletsHumberside, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 12 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

● Palestine warmth about twice usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Grand Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 99 stories ● Missoula US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 41 stories ● Ramallah Palestine about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 169 stories ● Bamako Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Benidorm Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,597 stories · about as usual Health22% 10,265 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence21% 9,554 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,289 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,820 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,647 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 979 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 943 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 killed13,562 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,692 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,012 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,343 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting refugees959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations264 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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.