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43,440 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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Violence in Seoul, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and people displaced in Bangui drew the news. Venezuela's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 49 in 100 of its 994 stories, usually 13
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Conflict & violence

South Korea

492 of its 994 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Seoul accounted for 377 of South Korea's 492 stories about harm, carried by 485 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

417 of its 536 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Caracas accounted for 284 of Venezuela's 417 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. 273 of Caracas' 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

133 of its 293 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (92 stories). Avalanche was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

North Korea

436 of its 897 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Pyongyang accounted for 369 of North Korea's 436 stories about harm, carried by 312 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

784 of its 854 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Mogadishu accounted for 680 of Somalia's 784 stories about harm, carried by 580 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (189 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

288 of its 693 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 86 of Jakarta's 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (123 stories). Oil spill was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

635 of its 1,885 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 140 of Rio Bravo's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (120 stories). Poisoning was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

51 of its 101 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Volcanic eruption was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Czechia

78 of its 301 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 59 of Prague's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (59 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iceland (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Haiti (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Cambodia (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 43,440 stories about harm among 209,878 counted on 5 May.

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South Korea stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 209,878 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 5 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 →

Somalia92 in 100 of its 854 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic89 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Vanuatu85 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela78 in 100 of its 536 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan77 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 76 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France693 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1060 Washington US511 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2301 Caracas Venezuela273 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Delhi India235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 715 Rio Bravo Mexico140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

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: 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 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 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 lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSão 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 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIran: 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 readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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 readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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 lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualGuernsey: warmth about its own usualLouisiana, US -- health: 55 stories, carried by 126 outletsMissoula, US -- disasters & accidents: 28 stories, carried by 59 outletsGuaviare, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsNambucca, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 54 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsMiragoane, Haiti -- health: 35 stories, carried by 35 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

● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Louisiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 55 stories ● Missoula US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 28 stories ● Guaviare Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Nambucca Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,758 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence20% 8,603 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health20% 8,567 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,616 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,616 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,206 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,149 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,145 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 killed12,085 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests6,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,867 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,212 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced637 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Somalia and the US Stories reporting abductions432 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations282 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill100 at about one and a half times 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.

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